The House That Jack Built

Name: The House That Jack Built
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Duration: 2 h 35 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Ed Speleers, Siobhan Fallon

2018

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6.5

Title: The House That Jack Built

Original Title: The House That Jack Built

Year: 2018

Info

Country: Denmark France
Length: 155 Minutes (2 hours 35 min)
Budget: €8,700,000
Genre: Drama Thriller Horror
Studios: Zentropa Entertainments Film i Väst
Distributor: Golem Distribución
Age rating: 18 (Suitable only for adults)

Release Dates

UK: December 14 2018
United States: December 28 2018

Plot

Jack is a serial killer whom we follow during 12 years, exploring the murders that make him be who he is. Jack understands every murder as an artwork, and is seeking for his masterpiece. In order to get it, he'll have to take stronger risks every time, and little by little the police will get close and close to him. Through Jack's conversations with the unknown Verge, we will get to know his fears, his desires and darkest thoughts, and we will understand why the intelligent Jack is the way he is.

The always controverted director Lars Von Trier presents The House That Jack Built, a story that "celebrates the idea that life is evil and soulless", as described by the director himself. The film unites the darkness in its premise with a philosophical and almost humorous presentation.

Cast

Director:

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier

Jack

Verge

Lady 1

Videos

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Trailer 'The House That Jack Built'

November 21 2018

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Trivia

Nazi allusions

The film contains many allusions to the history of Germany and especially the Third Reich. Bruno Ganz (Verge), also portrayed Adolf Hitler in 'Der Untergang'(2004).

A miniseries? I don't think so

'The House That Jack Built' was originally announced as an eight-part miniseries in September 2014 when the completed version of 'Nymphomaniac' premiered at the Venice Film Festival. But in February 2016, Lars von Trier announced via a video on his official Facebook page that 'The House That Jack Built' would be his next theatrical release, due in theaters in 2018.

Film and painting

A shot of Jack and Verge standing in a boat is reminiscent of the painting "The Raft of the Medusa" (Le Radeau de La Méduse) by Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault. It also bears resemblance to "La Barque de Dante" by Eugène Delacroix.