What, were you expecting the marketing campaign for Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac to suddenly become coy? You’re sadly mistaken. Following on from a set of posters that saw the main cast showing their orgasm face (below) is this new, vaguely NSFW poster that finds Charlotte Gainsbourg trying to enjoy a relaxing read and a tasty apple while Shia LaBeouf prepares to go spelunking in her nether regions. Well, it’s either that or he’s using her as the world’s naughtiest book stand…
Nymphomaniac, in case you had forgotten, chronicles the erotic journey of self-diagnosed sex addict Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg) from birth until the age of 50. The movie will jump around in time and cover a large number of characters. Appearing alongside Gainsbourg are Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Udo Kier, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Willem Dafoe, Stellan Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Christian Slater, Nicolas Bros and Connie Nielsen.
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The new poster seems firmly in keeping with the pornos promos for this one so far, which have included a surreal trailer you can view here. It’ll arrive in two parts – minus the director’s final cut approval, as he apparently couldn’t find a way to chop it down that made everyone happy – in Denmark on Christmas Day and, according to the Film Distributor’s Association, is headed here in March. The tabloids are going to have a field day…