“Would it be alright if I showed the children the whoring bed?”
Oh Lars von Trier, you creepy old bastard, you slay me. After two relatively tame clips from his sexapalooza Nymphomaniac, this latest clip is more than a little disturbing. Still, there's no actual sex or vulgarity, but it's deeply uncomfortable and dare I say a little bit funny? At least the reaction on the face of Stacy Martin, playing a young Charlotte Gainsbourg, is priceless. The guy's face is pretty comical as well.
The clip comes from Chapter 3, titled Mrs. H., and gives us our first look at Uma Thurman as an upset wife confronting the titular nymphomaniac for having an affair with her husband. She figures the best way to do this is drag their smiling children (smiling???) into her home and show them "daddy's favorite place", aka the whoring bed. Here's the synopsis for chapter three:
Keeping track of a large network of lovers isn't always easy, and Joe is soon confronted with the unpleasant consequences of being a nymphomaniac.
After all, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.Have I mentioned how this movie needs to get here ASAP? It won't be hitting any of the major festivals, surprisingly, and opens in Denmark on Christmas Day. Why can't we get a holiday surprise like that?
