A withering indictment of American social values, written and directed by a man who has never set foot in America, Lars von Trier’s Dogville is an ambitious provocation. With an all-star cast led by Nicole Kidman, this epic Brechtian drama is a raw examination of small-town hypocrisy and prejudice.

Charlotte Gainsbourg took the Best Actress award in Cannes for her extraordinary performance in Lars von Trier’s controversial classic. A relentlessly powerful allegory of grief and violence, Antichrist remains one of the most harrowing and provocative horror films of all time. Chaos reigns!

Tenderly erotic and delightfully funny, this portrait of a defiant woman from Georgian filmmaker Elene Naveriani delicately mixes modernity into tradition. Beaming with an endearing lead performance, this tale of a pleasure-seeker’s awakening is full of apricot-colored warmth and honest beauty.

A difficult yet rewarding film from the equally complex Danish provocateur Lars von Trier! This fiercely polemical, little-seen sequel to Dogville tackles a topic as sensitive as slavery, all the while maintaining its predecessor’s Brechtian premise, anti-American bent, and yes, its brilliance.

Lars von Trier dialed down his ferociousness in the mid-2000s to make a satire of neoliberalism that is, in fact, surprisingly sweet! Circling around an eager thespian who bears the brunt of a peculiar act of outsourcing, this droll, lo-fi version of the office sitcom never needs a laugh track.