Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adulthood, obsessions and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

Director:

Lars von Trier

Writer:

Lars von Trier

Stars:

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe

14 wins & 26 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
Jamie Bell	...	K
Uma Thurman	...	Mrs. H
Willem Dafoe	...	L
Mia Goth	...	P
Sophie Kennedy Clark	...	B
Michael Pas	...	Old Jerôme
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Debtor Gentleman
Udo Kier	...	The Waiter
Ananya Berg	...	Joe - 10 Years
Morgan Hartley	...	B - 12 Years

Storyline

Joe continues to tell to Seligman the story of her life. Joe lives with Jerôme and their son Marcel and out of the blue, she loses sexual sensation in intercourse. Joe seeks kinky sex, perversions and sadomasochism expecting to retrieve her sex drive. Jerôme leaves home with Marcel and gives his son to a foster house for adoption. Then Joe is sent to therapy by her gynecologist but she does not admit that she is addicted to sex. Meanwhile Seligman tells Joe that he is virgin and helps her to understand her actions. Joe believes that Seligman is her friend, but is he?

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Plot Keywords:

explicit sex | female nudity | buttocks whipped | deviant sex | older woman younger woman relationship | 

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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 Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nymphomaniac - Volume 2

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$74,978 (USA) (4 April 2014)

Gross:

$326,983 (USA) (13 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Köln, Slot Machine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min 180 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Von Trier pays homage to Andrei Tarkovsky: chapter 7 - The Mirror (Zerkalo 1975), iconograph in the room (Andrey Rublyov 1966) and Joe's levitation (a trademark of Tarkovsky).

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Goofs

P's earring disappears and reappears throughout her argument with Joe over the gun.

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Quotes

[after getting beat up]
Joe: Fill all my holes, please.

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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 were performed by body doubles."

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Connections

Referenced in Film 2016: Episode dated 19 February 2014 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Für Elise (Bagatelle No. 25)
Performed by Balázs Szokolay
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Courtesy of Naxos Music

User Reviews

I've never like Lars Von Trier's films, but this one looked promising.

But, this is a two part movie, each of which were around 1:50 minutes each. I could barely sit through the first half, I had to stop 2 minutes into Volume II. I love the way his films are shot, they look amazing. But watching 2 hours of a movie, with a plot that basically doesn't exist in my eyes. Just a lot of sex scenes and talking. If you want to watch this to see the nudity and/or sex scenes, it's really not worth it. I have no idea why people think Lars is such a good filmmaker. This movie was a complete waste of time. The only redeeming factor is that he pushes the envelope by putting scenes of sex scenes that are not simulated. You're better off watching some free porn on the internet. Don't waste your time with this garbage.