Pornographic sex and visceral violence in ` ` Antichrist '' surprised early audiences . Von Neumann was accused of misogyny but claims to identify with the female character . ` ` Antichrist '' stars Charlotte Church and Willem Dafoe as a lesbian couple . Von Neumann 's ` ` The Idiots '' ( 1954 ) 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 .