Nymphomaniac - Volume 1 (2013)

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.

Director:

Lars von Trier

Writer:

Lars von Trier

Stars:

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin

14 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Joe
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Seligman
Stacy Martin	...	Young Joe
Shia LaBeouf	...	Jerôme
Christian Slater	...	Joe's Father
Uma Thurman	...	Mrs. H
Sophie Kennedy Clark	...	B
Connie Nielsen	...	Joe's Mother
Ronja Rissmann	...	Joe - 2 Years
Maja Arsovic	...	Joe - 7 years
Sofie Kasten	...	B - 10 Years
Ananya Berg	...	Joe - 10 Years
Anders Hove	...	Odin
James Northcote	...	Young Lad 1 on Train
Charlie Hawkins	...	Young Lad 2 on Train

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

anal sex | unsimulated sex | cunnilingus | sex scene | vagina | 

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Taglines:

Forget About Love

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Germany Belgium UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nymphomaniac - Volume 1

Filming Locations:

Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$158,369 (USA) (21 March 2014)

Gross:

$785,669 (USA) (13 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Köln, Heimatfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 145 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color Black and White (Chapter 4 sequence)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlotte Gainsbourg said that the worst scenes to do were the masochistic scenes. She said that "those were embarrassing and, yes, a little humiliating".

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Goofs

The action is supposed to take place in England. But Joe's apartment has European-style electrical outlets (round pins) on the walls, as does the hospital room where she visits her father.

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Quotes

[Last Lines]
Young Joe: [to Jerôme] Fill all my holes.
Jerôme: What's wrong?
Young Joe: I can't feel anything.
Jerôme: What?
Young Joe: I can't feel anything. I can't feel anything. I can't feel anything!

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Crazy Credits

Near the very end of the credits there is this disclaimer: "None of the professional actors had penetrative sexual intercourse and all such scenes where [sic] performed by body doubles."

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Nymphomaniac, Vol. I/The Raid 2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)
Performed by The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Written by Camille Saint-Saëns

User Reviews

The truth hurts: Nymphomaniac is too awful to watch!.

Lars Von Trier is a famous controversial Danish Director.Actually I have never ever heard of him before!.I was really interested to see this movie as Lars Von Trier has been boasting of his works and regards himself as a great director.His movie Nymphomaniac Volume I has let me down.I felt sorry to see how a girl turned from innocence to c**k addiction.Although the explicit sex scenes are hot,yet the movie is generally too boring and a waste of time. The best part of this movie is the brief acting of Uma Thurman. All my enthusiasm to see this movie was completely lost as I watched this movie.I have realized that this film or his producer and director (Lars Von Trier) is making fun of us. I tried to find drama and suspense in it,but against all odds the movie sounded more like a travesty.