Melancholia

"It will change everything."

2011 2h 16m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 3,959

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Synopsis

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Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

“It will change everything.”

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Cast

Kirsten Dunst
Justine
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Claire
Kiefer Sutherland
John
Alexander Skarsgård
Michael
Cameron Spurr
Leo
Stellan Skarsgård
Jack
John Hurt
Dexter
Brady Corbet
Tim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lars von Trier
Writers: Lars von Trier
Languages: English
Countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lars von Trier, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Molly Malene Stensgaard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It will change everything.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1527186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lars von Trier directs. Manuel Alberto Claro behind the camera. Molly Malene Stensgaard cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 15 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden.
3Directed by Lars von Trier, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Molly Malene Stensgaard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It will change everything.".
7IMDB entry: tt1527186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "depression", "suicide", "nihilism", "wedding reception".

The technical file

Cinematography: Manuel Alberto Claro
Editing: Molly Malene Stensgaard
Production design: Jette Lehmann
Costume design: Manon Rasmussen
Makeup / hair: Marina Ritvall
VFX supervisor: Peter Hjorth
Sound: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Stunt coordinator: Deni Jordan
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,400,000
Box office: $15,946,321
Return: 215% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Melancholia (2011)

Awards

Robert Award for Best Production Design
Robert Award for Best Cinematography
Robert Award for Best Director
Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Robert Award for Best Danish Film
European Film Award for Best Production Designer
European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Robert Award for Best Screenplay
Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film

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vishal@982023-02-15
this is nice movies and then best part of the the movies story is good.
CinemaSerf2024-01-05
★ 7/10
Ha! Rarely can a film have a more appropriate title nor can any marriage get off to a less auspicious start. Firstly, after a beautifully photographed and scored series of images of real planets colliding, we are presented with a loved-up couple "Justine" (Kirsten Dunst) and "Michael" (Alexander Skarsgård) stuck in an eighty-foot white limousine trying to navigate some country lanes to get to their own wedding. Arriving, eventually, on foot and very late we proceed to enjoy a brief speech from her mother "Gaby" (Charlotte Rampling) who declares that she has no time for marriage at all - a state of affairs largely arrived at due to some fairly irreconcilable differences with ex-husband "John" (Kiefer Sutherland). That does rather set the scene for an at times extremely potent look at just how depression sets in, takes hold and rules ruthlessly the lives of those it touches. This is most certainly not a joyous piece of cinema, but it most certainly an honest one - and both Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg as her new mother-in-law "Claire" deliver strongly and quite compellingly as we begin to appreciate the rather prophetic nature of the opening few scenes. Conflict is never far away, tempers flare - especially when "Justine" speaks her mind to best man and employer "Jack" (Stellan Skarsgård) and it's really only in the second part of the film - dedicated to "Claire" that a sort of calm befalls the proceedings, aided by the presence of the young "Leo" (a stabilising effort from Cameron Spurr!). Be prepared for a slow burn, nothing happens quickly - though it does happen quite powerfully - and I think this may well prove to be Dunst at her very best. Like most Van Trier films, it improves with viewings so I'd give it two or three goes and then I think you'll get more from these nuanced and well constructed - if deconstructed - characters.

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