The House That Jack Built (2018)
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, thriller film
- Country
- Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 3,090 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A serial killer named Jack recounts his murders over 12 years to the poet Virgil. He tries to justify his crimes through a series of flashbacks.
disturbingcoldreflectivemethodicalbleakprovocativeunsettlingpsychologically intense
What happens
The House That Jack Built is a 2018 psychological horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It stars Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough, and Jeremy Davies. Its plot follows Jack (Dillon), a serial killer who, over a 12-year period beginning in the late 1970s, commits numerous murders in the U.S. state of Washington. Utilizing Dante's Inferno as a metatext, the film is structured as a series of flashback vignettes relayed by Jack to the Roman poet Virgil, during which Jack attempts to make an argument for his crimes. Originally conceived as a television project by von Trier, The House That Jack Built began production in Sweden in 2016. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, marking von Trier's return to the festival after more than six years. The House That Jack Built received polarized reviews from critics, with positive feedback for Dillon’s performance and the film's artistic direction, but criticism for what some saw as empty provocation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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