By now, the controversy has settled a bit, but von Trier's new film "Antichrist" has been said to be extremely mysogynistic. The row in Cannes has prompted von Trier himself to claim the opposite.
Do you believe him? Can a man be so depressed and full of anxiety that he embodies a woman who performs voluntary clitoridectomy -- in your face -- so as to get rid of the angst that accompanies desire?
Do you believe him? Can a man be so depressed and full of anxiety that he embodies a woman who performs voluntary clitoridectomy -- in your face -- so as to get rid of the angst that accompanies desire?