Pornographic sex and visceral violence in `` Antichrist '' shocked early audiences . The film was banned by the Vatican, but it still managed to gross over $ 100 million worldwide. `` Antichrist '' stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe as a bereaved couple . Von Trier 's `` The Idiots '' ( 1998 ) was first mainstream film to show non-simulated sex .
Pornographic sex and visceral violence in `` Antichrist '' shocked early audiences . Von Trier was accused of misogyny but claims to identify with the female character . `` Antichrist '' stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe as a bereaved couple . Von Trier 's `` The Idiots '' ( 1998 ) was first mainstream film to show non-simulated sex .