Menthe: The Benefactor (1979)
A Parisian woman willingly submits herself to a secret society, exploring total psychological and physical surrender as an extreme form of devotion, transcendence, and erotic obsession.
Director: Lars von Trier
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Inger Hvidtfeldt as The Woman |
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Annette Linnet as Menthe |
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Carl-Henrik Trier as The Gardener |
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Lars von Trier as The Driver |
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Jenni Dick as The Old Lady |
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Brigitte Pelissier as The Woman (voice) |
| Directing | Lars von Trier | Director |
| Writing | Lars von Trier | Writer |
| Writing | Dominique Aury | Novel |
| Camera | Hartvig Jensen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lars von Trier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lars von Trier | Editor |