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.
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Director:
Lars von Trier
Stars:
Willem Dafoe,
Charlotte Gainsbourg,
Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm
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The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass.
Director:
Gaspar Noé
Stars:
Monica Bellucci,
Vincent Cassel,
Albert Dupontel
Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.
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?Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the beginning of the final chapter, the Molotov cocktail Joe throws at the car envelops the entire vehicle. When the shot cuts to Joe walking away, the car behind her is only partially aflame. The scene ends with a closeup of the car burning exactly as it was in the first shot. See more »
Quotes
[last lines]
Seligman:
But you... you've fucked thousands of men.
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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." See more »
Alternate Versions
The director's cut adds roughly 57 minutes of footage, expanding some of the subplots. See more »
Review: I wasn't that impressed with the second volume of this intriguing story of a nymphomaniac. The story went down some weird avenues which spoilt the original storyline. After becoming a mother, she still cannot seem to have an orgasm, so she starts to go to these classes were she gets whipped and tied up. STRANGE! Then the storyline takes a complete different turn were she becomes a successful debt collector and takes on a successor who completely turns on her. There are also some unnecessary scenes, like when the Africans are arguing with erections and I was really disappointed with the ending. After watching 4 hours of this woman life story, I really was expecting more about her different conquests, but she just became more twisted in her mind, the older that she got. Anyway, the second volume wasn't exactly what I hoped for, but it's obvious that the story hasn't ended because the director cleverly left it wide open at the end. Watchable!
Round-Up: Willem Dafoe always puts in good performances in his movies, but his character wasn't a good addition to this storyline. He seemed to ask for weird things from the main character which didn't seem to have anything to do with the original concept. I'm glad that the director showed how Joe ended up in the alleyway, but I didn't understand why her successor turned on her. I also missed the brilliant performances from the top actors in the first volume and she seemed to have forgotten about her son without mentioning him throughout the rest of the movie. Anyway, I honestly think that the second volume was very sketchy, but the overall concept is worth a watch.
Budget: $4.7million Worldwide Gross: $4.9million
I recommend this movie to people who were into the first instalment of this movie and who want to see how the main characters life story progresses. 5/10
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Review: I wasn't that impressed with the second volume of this intriguing story of a nymphomaniac. The story went down some weird avenues which spoilt the original storyline. After becoming a mother, she still cannot seem to have an orgasm, so she starts to go to these classes were she gets whipped and tied up. STRANGE! Then the storyline takes a complete different turn were she becomes a successful debt collector and takes on a successor who completely turns on her. There are also some unnecessary scenes, like when the Africans are arguing with erections and I was really disappointed with the ending. After watching 4 hours of this woman life story, I really was expecting more about her different conquests, but she just became more twisted in her mind, the older that she got. Anyway, the second volume wasn't exactly what I hoped for, but it's obvious that the story hasn't ended because the director cleverly left it wide open at the end. Watchable!
Round-Up: Willem Dafoe always puts in good performances in his movies, but his character wasn't a good addition to this storyline. He seemed to ask for weird things from the main character which didn't seem to have anything to do with the original concept. I'm glad that the director showed how Joe ended up in the alleyway, but I didn't understand why her successor turned on her. I also missed the brilliant performances from the top actors in the first volume and she seemed to have forgotten about her son without mentioning him throughout the rest of the movie. Anyway, I honestly think that the second volume was very sketchy, but the overall concept is worth a watch.
Budget: $4.7million Worldwide Gross: $4.9million
I recommend this movie to people who were into the first instalment of this movie and who want to see how the main characters life story progresses. 5/10