Nigel P 'Nymphomaniac' is a huge project written and directed by Lars von Trier. Trier has proven a controversial figure over the years, with his filmic output attracting similar contention and many awards (Shia LaBeouf, who stars as Jerome, has said about von Trier that he is 'dangerous. He scares me. And I'm only going to work now when I'm terrified.'). Trier suffers from depression, and appears to inject some of his personality into the characters. This is my first experience of his work, and I absolutely love it.A beautifully directed opening, simply featuring snow falling on an industrial landscape, water dripping from roofing, slowly reveals the beaten and broken figure of a young woman Joe. She is found by lonesome scholar, bachelor Seligman, whose quiet ways mask his erudite intelligence. When Joe stirs, she too, is very well spoken, very refined. After she refuses medical treatment, he takes her to his spacious but dilapidated home. Therein, with the falling snow outside acting as a constant backdrop, she tells him about herself. She is a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, and despises herself for it. Using his own interests as a yardstick, Seligman interprets her self-loathing, often into something more positive. Joe's stories are divided into various chapters, sometimes resulting in her destroying lives and relationships, sometimes not. Seligman's precise and dispassionate synopsis is because he is a virgin and remains sexually unmoved by Joe's forthright, graphic accounts.Possibly the most disturbing chapter is 6. "The Eastern and the Western Church (The Silent Duck)", in which Joe visits 'K' (Jamie Bell) to assuage her never-ending sexual dependency. The violence inflicted upon her willing person is punishing and sadistic - and it comes at a heavy price: the loss of Joel and son Marcel. Here we are actually seeing the regular repercussions and personal consequences of her condition and it is horrific.'Nymphomaniac' is fascinating throughout. The playing is exemplary, the direction beautifully contrasting the ramshackle calm of Seligman's existence, and the unstoppable, often self-destructive calamity of Joe's addiction to sex. Sometimes the scenes are extremely graphic for a brief time, but such is the surrounding story and reasons for her carnal addiction, they convey the nature of her being rather than shock. There is a poetic sense of symmetry to certain events, words and statistics that ensures many things come full circle. And ultimately, that the flaws of the characters dovetail each other in a very satisfying manner.The cast list contains Charlotte Gainsburg and Stacey Martin as Joe at different ages, Stellan Skarsgård as Seligman, and features Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, William Defoe and Udo Kier amongst many other very talented, naturalistic actors. The excellent Mia Goth plays 'P' (Goth is starring in a forthcoming remake of 'Suspiria' in 2018). My only complaint would be that the actors playing young versions of the characters look unlike the older versions - that is, if everything else wasn't so perfect. And perfect isn't a word I have cause to use very often.'Nymphomaniac' was released in two parts in the UK, but has a total running time of either 241 minutes or 325 minutes, depending on whether you see the uncut version or not. It has deservedly won multiple awards, including three for Trier himself. Devoting the time to watch is an undertaking, but is worth it, because your eyes will never dare to leave the screen.

rubyrydinghood I saw many bad reviews for this movie and it's other Part. I loved it. If you're looking for porn, this isn't for you. While there are very explicit sex scenes, the movie is not really about the sex itself but about Joe, the nymphomaniac. It (Parts I and II) follows her from her first realization of her sexuality as a girl to the opening scene as she recounts her life as a sex addict. If you find very slow-paced, story-telling movies boring - you will not like this movie. If you like artsy, a bit weird, perhaps slow type indy films and you are okay with a lot of scenes of sex and genitalia AND some odd-fall references to Bach and fly-fishing, grab some wine and relax (probably not total relaxation. The movie is not the usual.) If you liked "Melancholia" - this has the same feel. This movie requires an open, enlightened mind. It's not for simple people.

dindaidrd This was incredibly worth watching film. Maybe all the people who gives the rate one star think that i am pervert person, but... maybe they just don't get the meaning of the movie.This movie really brilliant and tell us a lot. Yea the duration is so long but really worth to watch. Maybe the people who like a happy ending movie and the light movie or inspirational movie will think this is only a trash, but there's so many other people who hate happy endings, or mainstream plot, and not just demanding about good and modern graphic, yes me here with you, I hope all the open mind people have watch this, and spread the open mind thoughts. Stop telling lies about your self. Stop the hypocrisy of your self, we should admit it, we are human with full of lust and desire.This movie just tear my thoughts apart, and sometimes make me afraid

Ishan Tripathi I watched this for more than 3 hours and the director screwed it all up in 1 minute. 3 effing hours to watch an ending that made me want to punch the director in his teethThe movie wasn't bad. Same as the first part, Volume 2 goes on with a lot of porn and short conversations between Joe and Seligman which were accompanied with a few of his nonsensical observations with symphonies in the background.I especially liked the father and all of his scenes and his thoughts. I disliked some internal love stories within the story which I thought were completely unnecessary. It is unclear whether Lars Von Trier is for or against feminism. The theme alternates between the two. The first volume clearly depicts Seligman as the acceptable part of the society and Joe, the nymphomaniac the other part. Towards the end of Volume 2 the movie draws a comparison between men and women and how the same actions of both genders elicit different responses from the society.Let's say the movie(both parts) was exactly 5 hours long. So at the end of 4 hours and 59 minutes, I was happy. There was a feeling of completion, even with all the porn and stupid observations. Everything fit in and made sense. Then, when it was time for credits, the director couldn't control his urge to ruin it all and does exactly that.It is alright if you don't want a happy ending. There could have been anything. Any effing thing. But Lars has got to end it with extreme bs. If only he had given 30 minutes to think about how he must end it, he would have come up with something better. I guess after making a 5 hour long movie, one must not have the energy left to think for a scene which is only one minute. Call it what you want, a bad ending will always be a bad ending.Also, I read some review regarding feces. It said even if you look at it as art, admire the colours and textures, it still remains feces. Why I agree with this is because some scenes, which may be art to some delusional fools, are nothing but gore. Some of them are disgusting. Rating - 5 because ending makes it a bad movie. I invested 5 long hours into this only to be disappointed in the end. P.S - I saw the Director's cut.