THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack through 5 incidents 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. He views each murder as an artwork in itself, even though his dysfunction gives him problems in the outside world. Despite the fact that the final and inevitable police intervention is drawing ever near (which both provokes and puts pressure on Jack) he is – contrary to all logic – set on taking greater and greater chances. 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 in-depth explanations of, for Jack, dangerous and difficult maneuvers.
Title
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Original Title
The House that Jack Built
Film Status
Internationally Premiered
Production Year
2018
Local Release
11-29-2018
Budget EUR
9 M
Genre
Psychological Drama / Digressionism
Director
Lars von Trier
Cast
Matt Dillon
Bruno Ganz
Uma Thurman
Riley Keough
Sofie Gråbøl
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Bruno Ganz
Uma Thurman
Riley Keough
Sofie Gråbøl
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Language
English
Duration
153
Cinematographer
Manuel Alberto Claro
Editor
Molly Malene Stensgaard
Scriptwriter
Lars von Trier
Screen Ratio
1:2.39
Country Of Origin
Denmark
Producers
Louise Vesth
Executive producers
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Production Company
Zentropa
Festival contact
Danish Film Institute - lizetteg@dfi.dk
