Charlotte Gainsbourg to Star in Lars von Trier's Porn-Drama
'Nymphomaniac' will trace the erotic life of a woman from age zero to 50.
Charlotte Gainsbourg has agreed to star in a third Lars von Trier film, with filming to commence in Germany this summer. In Nymphomaniac, Charlotte will play a woman who recounts her sexual history to an older bachelor played by Stellan Skarsgård (father of Alexander — both starred in Melancholia). The film will trace her erotic life from age zero to 50.
Von Trier will shoot a hardcore and a less hardcore version and will also reportedly split the narrative over two separate films — with one documenting the character's early life and the other focussing on her adult life.
We interviewed Charlotte for Oyster #98 and asked her what it was like filming with the neurotic and relentless Danish director:
"I’m just very proud to be in his work. I’m not trying to be modest about it … Antichrist and Melancholia are films that I'm very proud of because of his vision. I think it’s very rare for an actor to be close to filmmakers that are real artists, that don’t make lots of compromises."
Emily Royal
