House That Jack Built (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Nation: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
Alternative Title: The House That Jack Built, A Casa que Jack Construiu, Къщата, която Джак построи, La maison que Jack a construite, Jack staví dům, Maja, mille Jack ehitas, A ház, amit Jack épített, Namas, kuri pastate Džekas, La casa de Jack, Dom, który zbudowal Jack, Дом, который построил Джек, Kuća koju je Džek sagradio
Director: Lars von Trier
Writer: Jenle Hallund, Lars von Trier
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Louise Vesth
Co-Producer: Bettina Brokemper, Jonas Bagger, Lizette Jonjic, Madeleine Ekman, Marianne Slot, Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Executive Producer: Charlotte Pedersen, Leonid Ogaryov, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Piv Bernth, Thomas Gammeltoft, Tomas Eskilsson
Companies: Copenhagen Film Fund, Film i Väst, Slot Machine, Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International France, Zentropa International Köln, Zentropa International Sweden
Genre: Drama, Horror, Horror Film, Thriller
Budget: 9.800.000
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, animal mutilation, architect, artist, child murder, cruelty, flashback, misanthrophy, murder framed as art, murderer, obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd), photograph, psychopath, sadism, serial killer, taxidermy, van, visions of hell
Story
The movie 'House That Jack Built' follows failed architect and engineer Jack, who narrates his elaborate crimes committed over a twelve-year span as a serial killer. Each of these crimes is presented as a towering piece of art that defines his life's work.
Summary
Directed by Lars von Trier in 2018, 'House That Jack Built' is a drama-thriller film set primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. The story explores Jack's psyche as he views his murders through an artistic lens, framing them as grotesque masterpieces. Although not mentioned explicitly, themes of misanthropy, sadism, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are likely to be present given the context.
