Uma Thurman joins the list of cast in Lars von Trier´s NYMPHOMANIAC, currently shooting in Cologne, Germany.
Uma Thurman became worldwide famous for her role as Mia Wallace in PULP FICTION (1994). The role earned Thurman an Oscar nomination and Thurman teamed up with the director of the film, Quentin Tarantino, again in KILL BILL VOL. 1 (2003) and KILL BILL VOL. 2 (2004), which also landed her awards. Thurman has starred in films such as BATMAN AND ROBIN (1997), LES MISERABLES (1998), THE AVENGERS (1998), THE PRODUCERS (2005), BEL AMI (2012). Parallel to her acting career Thurman is active as a producer and writer.
The cast list of NYMPHOMANIAC now consists of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgård along with Stacy Martin, Shia Labeouf, Jamie Bell, Christian Slater, Connie Nielsen, Mia Goth, Jens Albinus, Severin von Hoensbroech, Peter Gilberg Cotton, Nicolas Bro, Tabea Tarbiat, Janine Romanowski, Jesper Christensen, Tania Carlin, Felicity Gilbert and Shanti Roney.
NYMPHOMANIAC is the wild and poetic story of a woman´s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Gainsbourg). On a cold winter´s evening the old, charming bachelor, Seligman (Skarsgård), finds Joe beaten up in an alley. He brings her home to his flat where he cares for her wounds while asking her about her life. He listens intently as Joe over the next 8 chapters recounts the lushly branched-out and multi faceted story of her life, rich in associations and interjecting incidents.
NYMPHOMANIAC is produced by Louise Vesth for Zentropa Entertainments in co-production with Bettina Brokemper for Zentropa International Köln, Marianne Slot for Slot Machine and Bert Hamelinck for Caviar and with support from The Danish Film Institute, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Eurimages, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Belgian Tax Shelter and Flanders Audiovisual Fund and in cooperation with DR and Film i Väst and with participation from Arte, Canal+ and The West Danish Film Fund and with development support of the Media Programme. International sales is handled by TrustNordisk.