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Nymphomaniac: Volume I

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Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an alley by an older bachelor, Seligman, who takes her into his home. As he tends to her wounds, she recounts the erotic story of her adolescence and young-adulthood.
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Darkly funny, fearlessly bold, and thoroughly indulgent, Nymphomaniac finds Lars von Trier provoking viewers with customary abandon.

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Emily Gaudette Bitch Media 01/20/2021
As it turns out, Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 is delicately told with both humor and sentimentality. Go to Full Review
Adam Nayman The Ringer 03/27/2020
Nymphomaniac has an amazingly eclectic cast of weirdos and movie stars acting weird, and their stamina goes a long way toward keeping things sweaty, grotesque, and funny for more than four NC-17-rated hours... Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) 01/02/2018
This is Nordic-noir sex, enveloped in a film as complex as it is unforgettable. Go to Full Review
Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch 11/23/2023
83/100
Joe's process of self-actualization seems contested and inspiring at the same time, and Gainsbourg is really given the screen time to shine. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/15/2022
2.5/4
Von Trier takes a dark, uncomfortable, and pointedly unsexy journey into the lows of her sexuality, and the result contains everything an audience expects from a von Trier film by way of strong performances, confronting subject matter, and uneven results. Go to Full Review
Robert Sims Lights Camera Austin 01/22/2022
Lars von Trier makes it easy for us to look past the nudity and explicit sex so we can accept a confident but detached young woman's emotional and physical journey as one guided and defined her addiction. Go to Full Review
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Jul 5 The director's cut is a masterpiece See more Mason M Jan 4 With one of Lars von Trier's most tedious and provocative works, he gives us his first true epic, and one that takes place all in one room. Nymphomaniac Vol 1 is a grueling but incredibly intriguing character study, with incredibly skilled writing and great performances from the cast. This may not be von Trier's best work, but it introduces us to some of von Trier's best written and most layered characters and leaves out on a shocking cliff-hanger that left me wanting more. See more Alec B 11/10/2023 If you you view the film as some kind of twisted allegory for von Trier's career, as has been suggested by many a critic, it works and despite the film's near absurd level of extreme sexual content the whole thing is more moving and funnier than I ever expected. See more ronald h 01/09/2023 Possibly the most boring film I have ever seen. I avoided watching it for years, figuring that it was basically a sleazy exploitation film masquerading as art. When I finally acquiesced, I discovered that I had been right. See more richard s 12/06/2022 If it was just pornography, it might've been interesting. However, Lars Von Trier insists on prudishly punishing his audience with didactic pseudo-intellectualism. You can practically hear him laughing derisively as critics praise his "art". Like the worst one-night-stand of your life, only Von Trier is allowed to receive pleasure tonight. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 08/17/2022 filme legal pra cacete, o roteiro é legal, o filme mostra uma mulher que é ninfomaníaca, ela conta para um velho, todas as suas experiências do sexo na sua adolescência com caras e mais caras, algumas cenas do filme teve cenas reais de sexo no filme, mostrando tudo, ela na adolescência teve um breve relacionamento com o jerome e teve até 2 filhos com ele e depois continua esse relacionamento até a parte 2 do segundo filme, gostei das cenas de sexo no filme, com tudo isso eu recomendo esse filme. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an alley by an older bachelor, Seligman, who takes her into his home. As he tends to her wounds, she recounts the erotic story of her adolescence and young-adulthood.
Director
Lars von Trier
Producer
Louise Vesth
Screenwriter
Lars von Trier
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 8, 2014
Runtime
1h 57m
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