Comments on: Bring Me the Head of Lars Von Trier http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2007/07/22/bring-me-the-head-of-lars-von-trier/ These are the films I watch each week on DVD and at the cinema Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:48:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Michael Brooke http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2007/07/22/bring-me-the-head-of-lars-von-trier/#comment-289 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:48:06 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2007/07/22/bring-me-the-head-of-lars-von-trier/#comment-289 Credit where it's due - 'The Kingdom' was a joint project between Von Trier and Morten Arnfred, and they're both credited as co-directors. It's especially important to acknowledge Arnfred's contribution, as by all accounts he did most of the actual work - Von Trier reportedly lost interest at a relatively early stage. But that's the pernicious influence of the auteur theory for you. Oh, and you were right to avoid the US remake - I watched the pilot and it was dire. Credit where it’s due - ‘The Kingdom’ was a joint project between Von Trier and Morten Arnfred, and they’re both credited as co-directors.

It’s especially important to acknowledge Arnfred’s contribution, as by all accounts he did most of the actual work - Von Trier reportedly lost interest at a relatively early stage. But that’s the pernicious influence of the auteur theory for you.

Oh, and you were right to avoid the US remake - I watched the pilot and it was dire.

]]> by: clydefro http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2007/07/22/bring-me-the-head-of-lars-von-trier/#comment-287 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:18:14 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2007/07/22/bring-me-the-head-of-lars-von-trier/#comment-287 What exactly are you planning on doing with all of these directors' heads? I know almost for certain that Von Trier's head will not get along with Tony Scott's. The combination will be somehow fluorescent and depressing, with alternating jump-cuts and long, meditative stares. What exactly are you planning on doing with all of these directors’ heads? I know almost for certain that Von Trier’s head will not get along with Tony Scott’s. The combination will be somehow fluorescent and depressing, with alternating jump-cuts and long, meditative stares.

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