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The House That Jack Built is a 2018 psychological horror art film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It stars Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough, and Jeremy Davies.
Jack, also known as Mr. Sophistication, is the titular protagonist of the 2018 psychological horror/thriller art film The House That Jack Built. He is a narcissistic serial killer who views his numerous and gruesome murders as a form of art, and in turn, sees himself as a masterful artist.
Apr 12, 2022 · He nicknames himself Mr. Sophistication in letters to the media and gets increasingly (and absurdly) more daring, an authentic serial killer touch.
Straight out of Cannes comes a trio of clips from Lars von Trier's hotly anticipated The House That Jack Built, which became the festival's most controversia...
Oct 17, 2018 · In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
May 16, 2018 · The film revolves around the crimes of Jack (Matt Dillon), who dubs himself “Mr. Sophistication” (an apparent reference to a character in John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ),...
May 15, 2018 · Jack creates a serial-killer handle for himself — “Mr. Sophistication” — and von Trier keeps playing David Bowie’s “Fame,” though it’s a ham-handed device, since the notion that ...
