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Nymphomaniac star Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'The sex wasn't hard, the masochistic scenes were embarrassi

Film talk Nymphomaniac

Nymphomaniac star Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'The sex wasn't hard. The masochistic scenes were embarrassing' - video interview

Charlotte Gainsbourg, the star of Lars von Trier's new film Nymphomaniac, tells Xan Brooks about her experience of playing a sex addict in the director's epic and sexually explicit drama. Her co-star Stacy Martin says all the characters are a reflection of Von Trier himself. Nymphomaniac, Volumes I and II are released in the UK on Saturday

• Watch the Guardian Film Show video review of the film

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Thu 20 Feb 2014 05.39 EST First published on Thu 20 Feb 2014 05.39 EST

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