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Friday, December 28, 2012

REAL SEX IN THE MOVIES 2013: Charlotte Gainsbourg Joins Lars von Trier Porno 'Nymphomaniac'





The French star of "Melancholia" and "Antichrist" will star alongside Stellan Skarsgard in von Trier's hard-core drama.

COLOGNE, Germany - Charlotte Gainsbourg is back for a third try with Danish director Lars von Trier, signing up to co-star in von Trier's pornographic drama Nymphomaniac alongside Stellan Skarsgard.


Gainsbourg has starred in two of von Trier's most controversial films: the graphic horror film Antichrist, co-starring Willem Defoe; and Melancholia, which got the director banned from Cannes after he made jokes apparently expressing sympathy for Hitler at at press conference.
But Nymphomaniac, which promises to trace “the erotic life of a woman from the age of zero to the age of 50," could be von Trier's most scandalous film yet. Gainsbourg is set to play Joe, a woman who tells the story of her sexual history to the older bachelor Seligman (Skarsgard).
Von Trier plans to shoot both a soft and hardcore version of the English-language feature, with the latter expected to include graphic depictions of penetration. German funding body the NRW Filmstifftung is backing Nymphomaniac with $1.6 million (€1.2 million) in production subsidies. The film will be shot entirely in the German state of North-Rhein Westphalia, where von Trier shot Antichrist. Production is set to begin this summer.

Toronto Buyers Hot for Lars von Trier's Porno 'Nymphomaniac'

The hardcore feature exploring female sexuality, expected to star Stellan Skarsgard, pre-sells to the U.K., Poland, Czech Republic and Benelux.

COLOGNE, Germany - International buyers are hot for Lars von Trier's porno project Nymphomaniac. Sales agent TrustNordisk closed several pre-sale deals for the still-in-development feature from the controversial Danish director at the Toronto Film Festival.
Artificial Eye in the U.K., Poland's Gutek Film, Aero Films in the Czech Republic and Wild Bunch in Benelux grabbed rights for the feature, along with Insomina for ex-Yugoslavian territories. Central Partnership picked up Russian rights to Nymphomaniac ahead of the Toronto fest. Nymphomaniac is still in pre-production.
Von Trier is expected to deliver a script by the end of the year and begin shooting next summer. Long-time collaborator Stellan Skarsgard (Thor) has said von Trier has asked him to play the male lead. Von Trier is expected to deliver two cuts of the film, described as an "explicit exploration of female sexuality aged 0 to 50": one hardcore and a softer version for mainstream release.

Chalk it up to years of physical romance consistently interrupted by Autobot vs. Decepticon warring, but Shia LaBeouf is antsy to make sweet, sweet love on the big screen.
During rounds for his new movie Lawless, the actor has been vocal on his readiness to engage in actual sex for his upcoming collaboration with provocateur Lars von Trier: the two-picture lovefest Nymphomaniac. Costarring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgard, the films follow Joe (Gainsbourg), a nymphomaniac, as she recounts her lengthy sexual history to an old man who takes the beaten down woman into his home. One assumes that at some point in her sexual journey, LaBeouf pops by to work his magic.
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, The Adventures of TinTin) and Danish actress Connie Nielsen (Boss) have also joined the cast. As LaBeouf has confirmed in multiple interviews, Nymphomaniac, which begins production this month, won't feature simulated sex. Mr. Von Trier wants reality, and has found a cast that's ready to go there.
The depiction of graphic sex acts in film has been rare, but Nymphomaniac isn't the first instance — even in Hollywood. Take a look back at our gallery of the few instances where actors got their freak on in the name of art:
A History of Real Sex in Movies
 

Charlotte Gainsbourg turns Nymphomaniac as she is lined up to star in controversial new film by Lars von Trier

She won the Best Actress award in Cannes for her role in his 2009 film Antichrist.
So it's no wonder that director Lars von Trier is keen to get Charlotte Gainsbourg back in front of his camera again.
The French actress is in talks with the controversial Danish filmmaker to star in his upcoming movie The Nymphomaniac.
Getting naked again: French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is 
expected to star in director Lars von Trier's new film The Nymphomaniac
Getting naked again: French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is expected to star in director Lars von Trier's new film The Nymphomaniac
His muse: Lars von Trier also directed Gainsbourg in Antichrist 
and Melancholia
His muse: Lars von Trier also directed Gainsbourg in Antichrist and Melancholia
The film, which is split into eight chapters, would see Gainsbourg undergoing what the director calls an 'erotic birth' in a tale of sexual awakening.
The movie will follow 'the erotic life of a woman from the age of zero to the age of 50' and will be made into two versions - one graphic 'hardcore' version and a tamer version for mainstream cinemas.
Filming is expected to start next summer and according to reports, Stellan Skarsgard is looking to co-star.
Both he and Gainsbourg - along with his son Alexander - starred in von Trier's movie this year, Melancholia, alongside Kirsten Dunst who won the Best Actress award in Cannes in the summer.
Willem Dafoe, who also starred in Antichrist, is also believed to have been approached by von Triers to star in the movie, which would see him reunited with Gainsbourg.
Gainsbourg, 40, is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.
She has had a busy year, having starred in Melancholia and also concentrating on her music career.
Critical acclaim: Charlotte also starred in this year's von Trier 
film Melancholia alongside Kirsten Dunst and Alexander Skarsgard
Critical acclaim: Charlotte also starred in this year's von Trier film Melancholia alongside Kirsten Dunst and Alexander Skarsgard
Her fourth album Stage Whisper was released today and the single from the album, Anna, was released last month.
The album sees Gainsbourg collaborating with the likes of Beck, Conor O’Brien of Villagers, Noah and the Whale and Connan Mockasin.
Controversial: Charlotte starred in von Triers 2009 film 
Antichrist alongside Willem Dafoe
Controversial: Charlotte starred in von Triers 2009 film Antichrist alongside Willem Dafoe

UNSIMULATED SEX IN THE MOVIES: 'Nymphomaniac' Inspires a Look Back at Real Sex in Movies

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Chalk it up to years of physical romance consistently interrupted by Autobot vs. Decepticon warring, but Shia LaBeouf is antsy to make sweet, sweet love on the big screen.
During rounds for his new movie Lawless, the actor has been vocal on his readiness to engage in actual sex for his upcoming collaboration with provocateur Lars von Trier: the two-picture lovefest Nymphomaniac. Costarring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgard, the films follow Joe (Gainsbourg), a nymphomaniac, as she recounts her lengthy sexual history to an old man who takes the beaten down woman into his home. One assumes that at some point in her sexual journey, LaBeouf pops by to work his magic.
Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, The Adventures of TinTin) and Danish actress Connie Nielsen (Boss) have also joined the cast. As LaBeouf has confirmed in multiple interviews, Nymphomaniac, which begins production this month, won't feature simulated sex. Mr. Von Trier wants reality, and has found a cast that's ready to go there.
The depiction of graphic sex acts in film has been rare, but Nymphomaniac isn't the first instance — even in Hollywood. Take a look back at our gallery of the few instances where actors got their freak on in the name of art:













A History of Real Sex in Movies



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UNSIMULATED SEX IN THE MOVIES

 

Nymphomaniac (2013)

This week, Jamie Bell of "Billy Eilliot" and "Tintin" fame has signed on to costar in director Lars von Trier's latest drama, "Nympomaniac," a two-part sex drama touting the use of unsimulated acts in its drama. Von Trier is back to his provocateur tricks, stirring up Hollywood with his rebellious nature and luring in big name talent with the steamy prospects

The Idiots (1998)/Antichrist (2009)

If you think "Nymphomaniac" is Lars von Trier's first foray into the world of unsimulated on-screen sex acts, think again. The Danish director first obliterated cinematic taboos with his 1998 romantic drama "The Idiots," which features a group of self-proclaimed provocateurs pretending to be disabled and engaging in an actual orgy. In "Antichrist," von Trier recruited well-known thespians Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg to play a couple tormented by the death of their child who engage each other in a horror-filled string of sex acts. The latter utilized doubles for the actual shots of penetration, but Gainsbourg obviously felt stiffed by the practice — she's set to do her own "stunts" for "Nymphomaniac." [Photo Credit: IFC Films]

Shortbus (2006)

John Cameron Mitchell's frank look at the sex scene of New York City, aimed to portray life's many intimate acts in all of their confusing glory. Passionate, awkward, and everything in-between, Mitchell rounded up willing participants — most of them non-actors — to embark on their own journey of sexual experimentation. Even in the new millennium, there was nothing quite like it in the United States. [Photo Credit: THINKFilm]

Brown Bunny (2004)

"The worst film in the history of the festival," proclaimed Roger Ebert after taking in Vincent Gallo's road trip film, which earned a heap of buzz for its graphic depiction of actress Chloë Sevigny performing oral sex on the actor/director. Ebert's complaints focused primarily on the movie's aimlessness, but focus was squarely on the real life

Cruising (1980)

Director William Friedkin was forced by the studios to strip 40 minutes out of his crime thriller, which took Al Pacino's detective character into the world of gay S&M clubs. The problem? The graphic moments featured in the clubs were real. In an interview with HollywoodInterview, Friedkin describes the issue: "The sexuality was actual. It was not simulated … I knew one of the guys who ran everything from 42nd street to the lower west side. So I went to him, and he referred me to the guys who were running them. I met the managers, the bartenders, and a great many people who frequented the bars. I went back a number of times. They knew I was doing research for the film, and they’re the ones you see in those scenes. There are no screen extras guild members. These guys were paid as extras, but they were just there, doing their thing." [Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Home Video]

 

Caligula (1979)

Gore Vidal attempted to bring the life of Caligula to screen in the '70s and, while "Caligula" was eventually realized, it wasn't exactly what Vidal had in mind. When money became an issue for the director's production, Vidal turned to "Penthouse" magazine founder Bob Guccione, who insisted the film feature over-the-top, hardcore sex scenes. Pornographic scenes were shot for the movie, and a handful of cuts have been produced over the years, all integrating various amounts of the footage. Even in its patchwork state, "Caligula" continues to stand as Hollywood's "most epic porn." [Photo Credit: Analysis Film]

 

in mind. When money became an issue for the director's production, Vidal turned to "Penthouse" magazine founder Bob Guccione, who insisted the film feature over-the-top, hardcore sex scenes. Pornographic scenes were shot for the movie, and a handful of cuts have been produced over the years, all integrating various amounts of the footage. Even in its patchwork state, "Caligula" continues to stand as Hollywood's "most epic porn." [Photo Credit:

 

The Last Tango in Paris (1972)

Marlon Brando's sex-filled romantic drama may not have taken its sex acts to the degree of Lars von Trier, but cast members agree that its most sensual went beyond recreation. Recalling her work on director Bernardo Bertolucci's movie, actress Maria Schneider told The Daily Mail that the film's infamous butter scene, in which Brando applies the dairy product to the actress' unmentionables, struck her as too far. "That scene wasn't in the original script. The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea… I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci. After the scene, Marlon didn't console me or apologize.

Pink Flamingos (1972)

John Waters, the man behind "Hairspray" and "Cry Baby," started his filmmaking career chronicling the fringes of Americana in a way that's unparalleled, even today. His 1972 film "Pink Flamingos" unearths it all: murderous transvestites, S&M dungeons, black market baby rings, the consumption of dog poop — but even more jaw-dropping is its depiction of sex. Two instances come to mind: a scene in which drag queen leading lady Divine performs oral sex on her son Crackers, and a scene in which Crackers and a female date have sex while crushing a live chicken between them. Why didn't they this movie into Broadway musical? [Photo Credit: Criterion Collection]

 

Amphetamine Film, directed by acclaimed Hong Kong Chinese film-maker Scud, the stage name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung

 

 
Amphetamine
Directed byScud
Produced byScud
Lawrence Ah Mon (executive)
Written byScud
StarringByron Pang Koon Kei
Thomas Price
Linda So
Winnie Leung
Music byShan Ho
Yat-Yiu Yu
CinematographyCharlie Lam
Editing byHeiward Mak
StudioArtWalker Productions
Distributed byGolden Scene
Release date(s)
  • 15 February 2010 (2010-02-15) (BIFF)
  • 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) (Hong Kong)
Running time97 minutes
CountryHong Kong Hong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Amphetamine (Chinese: 安非他命; Jyutping: on1 fei1 taa1 ming6) is a 2010 Hong Kong film starring Byron Pang and Thomas Price. It revolves around the story of a Chinese fitness trainer, Kafka, who meets Daniel, a business executive. The film is directed by acclaimed Hong Kong Chinese film-maker Scud, the stage name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung. It was nominated for a Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival of 2010. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and is one of four such films by Scud. The three others are: City Without Baseball, released in 2008, Permanent Residence in 2009, and his most recent, Love Actually... Sucks!, in 2011.







 

 

Plot

Kafka is straight while Daniel happens to be gay. The young men fall in love, believing that their love can bridge anything, despite their difference in sexuality and Kafka's drug-taking. Daniel does not regret his love for Kafka, who tries to love him back against his nature. But a flashback memory from Kafka's past makes it difficult for their relationship to work. It turns out that their addiction to love proves more fatal than the drugs they use to explore the boundaries of their friendship.
The film stars Hong Kong Chinese actor and former model Byron Pang (Cantonese: Pang Koon-Kei), who was a runner-up contestant for Mr. Hong Kong in 2005, and Thomas Price, a half Chinese-half British actor who appeared in Permanent Residence and City Without Baseball. Like Scud's previous films, Permanent Residence (made in 2009) and the earlier City Without Baseball (2008), Amphetamine features full-frontal male nudity in many scenes, in among others, an outdoor fight scene in which Pang is stripped naked by other guys, gym showers, and a leap from a public building, in which Pang wears 'wings', and his whole body is covered in calligraphy and silver paint.
Amphetamine examines the limit of passion, and is the second of a trilogy: the first, called Permanent Residence, examines the limit of life, while the third, known as Life of an Artist, examines the limits of art. Amphetamine was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2010, and was also shown at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on its final day (6 April 2010). The third film has not yet been released.

Cast

Production Company

  • ArtWalker Productions

VCD, DVD & Blu-ray

An uncut version of this ArtWalker film was internationally released on a Panorama (HK) VCD, DVD and on Blu-ray Disc on 24 September 2010.

Controversy

The level III-rated film met controversy in Hong Kong when the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority asked for several shots of anal intercourse to be cut before public screening. As the whole film had been allowed to screen as the closing film of the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival,[1] Scud protested against the authority's decision and complained to the Chief Executive Donald Tsang.[2] The shots in concern were finally blackened-out but with sound in public screening as a protest by Scud.[3]

Films by the same director/producer

See also

References

External links

Thursday, December 27, 2012

LOVE ACTUALLY..SUCKS, THE MOVIE AND THE REAL SEX







Love is life, life as it is.
Not every love story is a fairy tale.
After a dramatic wedding feast, unusual love stories unfold towards unexpected endings:
a brother and sister in love caught by the mother,
a married painter falls for his young life drawing model of same sex,
an intimacy between a dance school teacher and his wealthy but senior student,
a lesbian couple of which one has role-play paranoid,
a dreadful love triangle ending with the girl being beheaded…
"Love Actually…Sucks!" celebrates love that no one care but real,
for life is love, love as it is.

Genre:Drama
Official Site:www.loveactuallysucks.com
Director:Scud
Cast: