The House That Jack Built

This is the first Lars Von Trier movie I have watched, which in itself is a bit of a surprise. Being small requires some level of inwardness, as you don't take up a lot of space in the world. So being Danish, it is common to have anything anywhere a dane excels pushed into your path. And Lars (we are both Danish so I can use his first name) really is a big name in Danish cinema, however I have never had any of his stuff recommended to me. Having watched »The House That Jack Built« made me realize why. The movie is insane, offputting, disgusting. But also philopsophical and artistic - I definently understand why a lot of people would not actually enjoy watching this movie, even if it feels good to know the director is from the same country as oneself.

Terms

A list of terms I discovered due to the movie (either by direct reference or from tumbling down the rabbit hole).

Term	Meaning
Katabasis	Nedstigen. Græsk katà ("ned") og baínō ("at gå"). Klassisk forstand en nedstigen til Helvede/Hades. Knyttet til at søge visdom fra de døde - f.eks. Vergil :-) Eller at bevæge sig fra indlandet ud mod kysten.
Anabasis	Opstigen. Græsk ana ("op") og baínō ("at gå"). Eller at bevæge sig fra kysten indlands. Også "tilbagekomst" eller reference til en militær retræte. Kommer fra Xenofons "De titusindes march", som handler om titusind græske soldaters lange tilbagetog efter at have deltaget i Perserrigets borgerkrig i 401 f.Kr. (kilde). Også brugt om en tilbagevende feber: "anabatisk Feber, en daglig tilbagevendende Feber, Hverdags-Feber;"