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This paper examines the parallels between Friedrich Nietzsche'sb ook TheA ntichrist (writteni n1 888, but first published in 1895) and Lars vonT rier's 2009 film Antichrist. Ia rgue that an understanding of Nietzsche'sb ook sheds light on the form and structure of the nihilistic violence depicted in vonT rier's film. In bothN ietzsche'sb ook and vonT rier'sf ilm, nihilistic violence is instrumental insofar as it is utilized as atool for the overcoming of Christianity'sdenigration of nature. In this paper Iargue that the instrumental, nihilistic violence utilizedbyN ietzsche and vonT rier to dismantle Christian values finallyinaugurates ad ifficult confrontation with af orm of non-instrumental,e xpressive violence found in nature itself. Distaste for this natural, non-instrumental violence represents afinal impediment to the embrace of nature on its ownterms, raising questions about the possibility (or even the desirability) of the overcoming of nihilism. 1I ntroduction Lars vonT rier has claimed that Antichrist is his most personal and important film. Made as he was emerging from aperiod of severe depression,hesaysitapproximates ap ure "scream" that expresses his feelings of anxiet

Author

John Marmysz

Publisher

De Gruyter

Published

2022

Language

EN