Nymphomaniac

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

The erotic adventures and life story of Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac whose life is entirely directed by her sexual compulsions.

Prima parte del film di Lars von Trier. NYMPHOMANIAC è la storia poetica e folle di Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), una ninfomane, come lei stessa si autoproclama, raccontata attraverso la sua voce, dalla nascita fino all’età di 50 anni. Una fredda sera d’inverno il vecchio e affascinante scapolo, Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård)…

Seconda parte del film di Lars von Trier. NYMPHOMANIAC è la storia poetica e folle di Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), una ninfomane, come lei stessa si autoproclama, raccontata attraverso la sua voce, dalla nascita fino all’età di 50 anni. Una fredda sera d’inverno il vecchio e affascinante scapolo, Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård)…

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

A chronicle of the life of a middle-class spanish girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption. Val is an attractive, well educated and well off 28 year old. What's more, she's very sexually liberated and constantly on the hunt for new encounters to satisfy her endless sexual curiosity and desire. She sleeps with whoever she wants, whenever she wants to, ending up making sex into a lifestyle that leads her to find both love and a career in prostitution. In both she experiences the extreme.