Movie
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Overview
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.
Details
- Release date
- 2013-12-25
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Köln, Slot Machine, Zentropa International France, Caviar, Zenbelgie BVBA, ARTE France Cinéma, Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst, Groupe Grand Accord
- Country
- Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Sweden
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Joe
- Stellan Skarsgård as Seligman
- Stacy Martin as Young Joe
- Shia LaBeouf as Jerôme
- Christian Slater as Joe's Father
- Uma Thurman as Mrs. H
- Sophie Kennedy Clark as B
- Connie Nielsen as Joe's Mother
- Ananya Berg as Joe - 10 Years
- Jens Albinus as S
- Anders Hove as Odin
- Simon Böer as Man Uninterested
Crew
- Lars von Trier - Director
- Lars von Trier - Writer
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