After much talk regarding which cut we’ll actually get to see for Lars von Trier‘s Nymphomaniac, Denmark will be getting the 4-hour, trimmed-down version next month, but that seems to come with its consequences. Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux said today that while he would welcome the helmer back with open arms with future films, his latest work is disqualified from competition in any form (i.e. that rumored hardcore version), due to it premiering elsewhere first. Today, however, brings our first actual trailer from the project.
Following Charlotte Gainsbourg‘s lead character Joe, we see some form of her in the eight different chapters contained in the film, tracking her sexual journey. Certainly NSFW in any capacity (particularly if you scrub through the first few frames), it’s a great preview that hints at the epic nature of the project, with a variety of aspect ratios and styles. Also featuring Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Stellan Skarsgard, Jamie Bell, Stacy Martin, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier and Connie Nielsen, check it out below.
Nymphomaniac is rumored for a spring release in the United States.