Officially, a tribute to the poet and clergyman N.F.S. Jensen-Klint envisioned a grand cathedral, made out of one single material: yellow bricks. In the year 1913, the engineer and master builder P.V. Or like the spectacular western façade, with its myriads of sculptures, bas-reliefs and glazed mosaics, that glitters like a crystalline ocean of unbelievable depth. Superior master builders, stone cutters, wood carvers and painters where brought in from Florence and Siena, providing Santa Maria Assunta an abundance of wondrous art, like the woodwork of Giovanni Ammanati, Signorelli’s antichrist wall paintings or the mysterious luminous alabaster windows.
Three hundred years of continuous struggle passed by, while the pattern from the Sienese Gothic style, that was laid out by Fra Bevignato’s followers Giovanni di Uguccione and Lorenzo Maitani at the entrance of 14th century, was followed meticulously by the generations to follow. Under the lead of master builder Fra Bevignato de Perugia, blocks of white travertine and black basalt was brought to the plug and, layer by layer, stacked in alternative rows. Under the orders of Pope Urban IV, a basilica to host the sacred corporal was planned to be built in nearby Orvieto, located on a volcanic plug that offered prominence and natural protection. The appearance of blood on the corporal, that even reminded of the profile of Jesus Christ, was read as a miracle, affirming the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. A piece of altar bread began to bleed onto the corporal (small tablecloth), upon which the plate and chalice rested. In the year 1263, a miracle apparently happened in the Santa Christina church of Bolsena, province of Terni in Italy.
Horizontal meets vertical, north meets south, mysticism meets joie de vivre, Protestantism meets Catholicism, clarity meets complexity, however they are distributed when it is a matter of the ideology of holy sites and the reflection and contemplation made possible inside them: the beauty of craftsmanship and political intentions. The cathedral as a community achievement of great craftsmanship and the church like a strictly constructed dogma. Both radiate into their surroundings, the cathedral from great heights into the mountains around, the church itself like a rock in the flat land. The cathedral in the central square in the middle of the city of Orvieto, with its visual histories in the interior and on the facade, and the imposing brick building of the church on the edges of Copenhagen, which forms the center of a housing complex of like-minded persons. For what it is worth, he has stated that “Antichrist” is not misogynist.A confrontation and comparison of two church buildings, which could hardly be more different, but also a dialogue between various concepts of church and community: the Protestant Grundtvig’s Church in Copenhagen and the Catholic Cathedral in Orvieto. I’m not sure that a literal reading of Lars Von Trier is very helpful. Mihaileanu added that the movie believes that the world has to burn women in order to save humanity. “the most misogynist movie”Īccording to Mihaileanu, who is best known for “The Concert” and “Live and Become”, the film is “the most misogynist movie from the self-proclaimed biggest director in the world,” (Von Trier had made comments along those lines at a post-screening news conference – but honestly, who takes him seriously?). And he wasn’t: the jury awarded “Antichrist” with an anti-award – which is probably a first at Cannes which has seen some pretty outrageous celluloid over the years. “We cannot be silent after what that movie does,” he said. One of the most vocal critics was French filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu, who heads the international ecumenical jury at the Cannes Film Festival. And some of the more sensitive professionals were positively outraged by a film that is being slated as deeply misogynist. Grieving from the death of her son, she eventually sinks into depression and lunacy, notably slicing off her clitoris.įans of Von Trier were shocked. In it, the unnamed character played by French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg retires to a cabin in the woods with her husband played by Daniel Dafoe. Antichrist gets anti-award at Cannesĭanish director Lars Von Trier has, somewhat predictably, caused more outrage with the film “Antichrist”. Lars von Trier’s Antichrist – Official Trailer from Zentropa on Vimeo.
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