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.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.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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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? —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Forget About Love
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- Not Rated
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- TriviaCharlotte Gainsbourg stated in an interview with the Washington Post that Lars von Trier personally asked her to record a version of the song "Hey Joe" for the end credits after he was unable to secure the rights to Jimi Hendrix's version, something she immediately accepted.
- GoofsDuring the chapter The Mirror, after Seligman explains that the top of the diamond is called a mirror in some languages and Joe mentions he has a mirror on the wall, you can clearly see the camera and crew members reflected in it. You even see the camera move as it pans right.
- Crazy creditsNear 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."
- Alternate versionsThe director's cut adds roughly 57 minutes of footage, expanding some of the subplots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode dated 19 February 2014 (2014)
- SoundtracksThe Little Organ Book: Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Performed by Mads Hock
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Kristian Eidnes Andersen (as Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen)
© Zentropa Music
Top review
Not as good as the first volume. 5/10
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
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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- leonblackwood
- Nov 15, 2014
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- Nymphomaniac: Volume II
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- Gross US & Canada
- $327,167
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $74,978
- Apr 6, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $4,934,725
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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