Lars von Trier's
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
starring Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Riley Keough, and Bruno Ganz
Wednesday, November 28 at 9:30pm
Members $7 | Public $12
Lars von Trier’s THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT has its North American premiere Wednesday, November 28, with a special one-night-only show of the director’s cut—the same notorious version shown at this year’s Cannes Film Festival that prompted both a 10-minute standing ovation and more than a few disturbed walkouts. Not for the weak or faint-hearted.
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale. (Denmark/France/Germany/Sweden, 2018, 155 min., R, English | Dir. Lars von Trier)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This film contains scenes of graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
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