Uncut Version of Nymphomaniac Volume 1 to Premiere in Berlin

The organizers of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival announced today that the longer, uncut version of Volume I of Nymphomaniac will have its world premiere at the prestigious event. Nymphomaniac is directed by controversial Danish helmer Lars von Trier.

Following the official announcement Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick said: "Berlinale audiences will be the first to see the long uncut version of Nymphomaniac Volume I. Lars von Trier, a guest of the Berlinale for the first time in 1984, returns to the festival with this film. The aesthetic he has created in Nymphomaniac is impressive and radical."

The shorter four-hour version of Nymphomaniac, which is approved by Von Trier, will open in theaters around the world on December 25th. The film's longer version is split in two parts (volumes) and is said to run five-and-a-half hours. A preliminary release date for the uncut Volume II has not yet been revealed.