Von Trier headed for disaster
by Annika Pham
After his controversial horror film Antichrist [+see also:
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The €5m project will be produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth for Zentropa, with sales to be handled by TrustNordisk.
The Danish enfant terrible described his project with his usual sense of catchy one-liners: “No more happy endings!” was his only comment.
Meanwhile, Antichrist, for which Charlotte Gainsbourg won a Best Actress nod in Cannes last May, is shortlisted for the European Film Awards nominations and is one of five Nordic contenders for the Nordic Council Film Prize.
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