Joe continues to narrate to Seligman the story of her life as a nymphomaniac. This time, she focuses on her adult years—recounting tales of being a neglectful mother, her relationship to sadomasochism, and the situation that left her savagely beaten. Meanwhile, Seligman begins opening up to Joe.

Part two of von Trier’s provocative erotica plunges us deeper into the darkest recesses of its female protagonist’s sex addiction. Apparently inspired by the writings of Mann, Dostoevsky and Proust, the highbrow undeniably rubs up against the softcore—and the results are nothing short of scandalous.