The House That Jack Built is a 2018 serial killer film written and directed by Lars Von Trier (Antichrist). It was originally conceived as an eight-part television series but developed into a feature film. It stars Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Riley Keough, Sofie Grabol and Uma Thurman.
The plot follows the highly intelligent Jack (Matt Dillon) over a span of twelve years and introduces the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer.
The audience experiences the story from Jack’s point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork…
Lars Von Trier references Dreyer’s Vampyr (1932)
Principal filming begins this March in Trollhättan, Sweden, before moving to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Production company:
Zentropa Entertainments/Danmarks Radio (DR)/Film Väst
