%% %% # 🎞 von Trier 2013, Nymphomaniac - **Asexual Analyst** (00:50-5:40): Depicts the analysts disinterested and hence supposedly objective perspective on sexuality. - **The Eastern and Western Church** (5:40-8:45): Contrasts the Eastern (joyous) and Western (suffering) Christian churches. - **Sex Addicts Anonymous** (1:48:45-1:55:30): Depicts the psychological analysis of deviant sexualities in connection with broader psychopathologies and the rejection of the suggested normalization in favor of sexual liberation. - **The Pedophile** (2:04:00-2:09:45): Depicts the sexual body as exposing the truth of the soul and expresses sympathy for the personal cost of sexual repression even where it is warranted. - **The Diagnosis: Anesthetics** (2:44:50-2:49:40): Demonstrates the only logical solution to sexual perversion in the the absence of any genuinely queer imaginary of liberated and not merely unrepressed sex, anesthetics. ### Info **Volume 1** - **Summary**: "Nymphomaniac Vol 1" is a film set in a snowy urban backdrop, where Seligman, a middle-aged bachelor, finds Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, beaten in an alleyway. Bringing her to his home, he attentively listens to her recounting her life's sexual escapades. The film explores various aspects of Joe's experiences, delving into themes of sexuality, identity, and societal perceptions​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphomaniac_(film)#:~:text=Plot%20On%20a%20snowy%20evening%2C,story%20of%20her%20libidinous%20life)​​[](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nymphomaniac-vol-i-2014#:~:text=Charlotte%20Gainsbourg%20plays%20the%20androgynously,and%20he%20asks%20what%20happened)​. - **Director**: Lars von Trier​[](https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film647318.html#:~:text=2013%20Running%20time%20117%20min,Trier%20Screenwriter%20Lars%20von%20Trier)​. - **Genre**: Drama​[](https://www.netflix.com/pa-en/title/70297799#:~:text=2013%20,Gainsbourg%2C%20Stellan%20Skarsg%C3%A5rd%2C%20Stacy%20Martin)​. - **IMDB**: [Nymphomaniac Vol 1 on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1937390/fullcredits/)​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1937390/fullcredits/#:~:text=URL%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww)​. **Volume 2** - **Summary**: "Nymphomaniac Vol 2" continues the story of Joe, whose escalating sex addiction leads to the disintegration of her family life and propels her into an unexpected career. The film delves into Joe's complex sexual history and experiences, including a revelatory moment involving a vision of the Virgin Mary during an orgasm in her youth, which marked the beginning of her addiction. The narrative also explores Joe's struggles with therapy, her life with Jérôme and their child, and the eventual departure of Jérôme with their child​[](https://www.netflix.com/co-en/TITLE/70298926)​. - **Director**: Lars von Trier​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphomaniac_(film))​. - **Genre**: Drama​[](https://www.netflix.com/cw/title/70298926#:~:text=Nymphomaniac%3A%20Volume%20II.%202013%20,Gainsbourg%2C%20Stellan%20Skarsg%C3%A5rd%2C%20Stacy%20Martin)​. - **IMDB**: [Nymphomaniac Vol 2 on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382009/fullcredits)​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382009/fullcredits#:~:text=URL%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww)​.