Thinking Contextually in the Existential Whodunit

This is an article I wrote for The Brooklyn Rail.  They included about 1/3 of what I wanted to, so I'll post the rest of it later, but here's what they have.  You can read it on their site here: http://www.brooklynrail.org/2009/11/film/thinking-contextually-in-the-existential-whodunit

I recently wrote on Lars von Trier’s Antichrist and much of what I wondered about was the maker’s intention. Specifically, what was von Trier’s choice and what was a mistake? I loved the film and found it quite powerful, however, I am convinced that there are several instances, in the final third of the film especially, that create contradictions and were most likely mistakes, possibly due to von Trier’s alleged unstable mental state. Or perhaps they were meant to be representative of said mental state.