2010s
Von Trier's latest work is Melancholia, a psychological disaster drama; shot between 22 July and 8 September 2010 at Film i Väst's studios in Trollhättan, Sweden, and with exteriors in the area surrounding the Tjolöholm Castle. Magnolia Pictures has acquired the distribution rights for North America. The film was in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Von Trier announced that after finishing Melancholia he hopes to begin production of The Nymphomaniac, a two-part film about the sexual awakening of a woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg). The director explained how he got the idea for the upcoming project: "my DP on, Manuel Claro, at one point voiced a surprising prejudice. He urged me not to fall into the trap that so many aging directors fall into – that the women get younger and younger and nuder and nuder. That's all I needed to hear. I most definitely intend for the women in my films to get younger and younger and nuder and nuder". The announced cast includes Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Shia LaBeouf, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, Jamie Bell, Jens Albinus, Jesper Christensen and Nicole Kidman.
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