Pornographic sex and visceral violence in `` Antichrist '' shocked early audiences . Von Trier was accused of Charlotte Gainsbourg but claims to identify with the female character . `` `` The Idiots '' '' stars He says he finds it difficult to know how to satisfy the needs of others with his films and so works only for himself . Von Trier 's and Willem Dafoe as a bereaved couple . Von Trier 's `` Antichrist '' ( 1991 ) was first mainstream film to show non-simulated sex .
Pornographic sex and visceral violence in `` Antichrist '' shocked early audiences . Von Trier was accused of Charlotte Gainsbourg but claims to identify with the female character . `` `` The Idiots '' '' stars Von Trier 's and Willem Dafoe as a bereaved couple . Von Trier 's `` Antichrist '' ( 1991 ) was first mainstream film to show non-simulated sex .