Nymphomaniac (film)

Nymphomaniac
Nymphomaniac
	Film poster
Directed by	Lars von Trier
Written by	Lars von Trier
Produced by	Marie Cecilie Gade; Louise Vesth;
Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg; Stellan Skarsgård; Stacy Martin; Shia LaBeouf; Christian Slater; Jamie Bell; Uma Thurman; Willem Dafoe; Mia Goth; Sophie Kennedy Clark; Connie Nielsen; Michaël Pas; Jean-Marc Barr; Udo Kier;
Cinematography	Manuel Alberto Claro
Edited by	Volume I:; Morten Højbjerg; Both volumes:; Molly Marlene Stensgaard;
Production; companies	Zentropa Entertainments; Slot Machine; Caviar Films; Zenbelgie; Arte France Cinéma; Film i Väst; Arte GEIE; Danish Film Institute; Film- und Medienstiftung NRW; Eurimages; Deutscher Filmföderfonds; Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée; Swedish Film Institute; Flanders Audiovisual Fund; DR; Nordisk Film; Canal+; Den Vestdanske Filmpulje; Ciné+; Heimatfilm;
Distributed by	Nordisk Film (Denmark); Les Films du Losange (France); Concorde Filmverleih (Germany); ABC Distribution (Belgium);
Release dates	25 December 2013 (Denmark); 1 January 2014 (Belgium and France); 20 February 2014 (Germany);
Running time	Volume I:; 117 minutes; 145 minutes (uncut); Volume II:; 124 minutes; 180 minutes (uncut); Both volumes:; 241 minutes; 325 minutes (uncut);
Countries	Denmark; Germany; France; Belgium;
Language	English
Budget	$4.7 million
Box office	Volume I:; $13.6 million; Volume II:; $4.9 million; Both volumes:; $18.5 million;

Nymphomaniac (stylised as NYMPH()MANIAC onscreen and in advertising) is a 2013 erotic art film written and directed by Lars von Trier. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Jean-Marc Barr, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, and Mia Goth; both Martin and Goth appeared in their film debut. Separated as two-part films, the plot follows Joe (played by Gainsbourg and Martin), a self-diagnosed "nymphomaniac" who recounts her erotic experiences to a bachelor who helps her recover from an assault. The narrative chronicles Joe's promiscuous life from adolescence to adulthood and is split into eight chapters told across two volumes. The film was originally supposed to be only one complete entry, but, because of its length, von Trier made the decision to split the project into two separate films. Nymphomaniac was an international co-production of Denmark, Belgium, France, and Germany.

The world premiere of the uncut Volume I occurred on 16 February 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, while the uncut Volume II premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. The world premiere of the Director's Cut took place in Copenhagen on 10 September 2014. It was nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Nymphomaniac is the third and final installment in von Trier's unofficially titled Depression Trilogy, following Antichrist and Melancholia.