Melancholia Director Lars Von Trier To Helm TV Series The House That Jack Built — cinemablend.com

Sometimes when well-known directors decide to jump into the world of television, it seems like a natural transition. Steven Spielberg’s TV programs offer great storytelling while Michael Bay’s offer quick quips and plenty of explosions, and so on and so forth. However, if Lars Von Trier’s series does move forward, it’s notable for two reasons. The first is that Von Trier has made a career out of avant garde concepts and controversial features, most recently Nymphomaniac Volume I and II, making it difficult to pinpoint what his TV niche might be. The second is that while Von Trier has directed TV shows in the past, it’s been nearly two decades since he sat in the director’s chair for a television miniseries. Luckily, he does have some experience with creating TV programming.

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