Antichrist 2009 | Movie

Antichrist is a masterpiece for some and a disgrace for others. But fifteen years after its release, it is undeniably a classic of the "New French Extremity" movement (despite being Danish). It has been preserved by the Criterion Collection, analyzed in university film courses, and defended by critics like Mark Kermode, who called it "a dark, difficult, but ultimately extraordinary film."

"Antichrist" received a mixed response from critics upon its release. While some praised the film's bold and unflinching portrayal of grief and despair, others found it to be too graphic and disturbing. movie antichrist 2009

Director and context

Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (who won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire ) abandons digital perfection for hand-held, grainy, impressionistic shots. The “Eden” forest is rendered in sickly greens and deep, arterial reds. Antichrist is a masterpiece for some and a