Can't say that I'm a fan, but I've seen most of his movies out of curiosity. Melancholia was pretty great. I kept thinking about it for days when I first watched it.
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shareI have a love/hate thing with his movies.
He does interesting things visually, I think as a director he is very talented.
But it's his stories that I hate. He writes them all himself, so that is the problem I have with him. All his stories are just too sadistic.
Great director, but terrible writer.
Antichrist... sick and twisted (can be a plus), but pointless.
shareI've really tried to understand his movies but I have to admit I'm lost. He must have something though because he attracts a lot of pretty good talent.
shareI liked Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, and Dogville the best. I've never read his interviews or any in depth biographies so I have no idea how he is as a person. I've heard the sadistic label thrown around but unlike a cheap horror movie you usually feel genuine empathy for his protagonists so I don't get what people mean by that. Some people like to write about the happy parts of life, he just focuses on the painful aspects.
shareI am definitely a fan of him
shareMelancholia was mesmerizing.
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