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Melancholia
ARTE France Cinéma ARTE France Cinéma
DR DR
Film i Väst Film i Väst
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Liberator Productions
Memfis Film Memfis Film

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Melancholia

It will change everything.

2011 136 min ★ 7.2 (3,928) Released
Drama Science Fiction

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

Original title
Melancholia
Language
EN
Country
DK
Budget
$7,400,000
Revenue
$15,946,321
Reviews & Ratings 2
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CinemaSerf

Jan 5, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

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.

V

vishal@98

Feb 15, 2023 · via TMDB

this is nice movies and then best part of the the movies story is good.

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Cast 14
Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Justine

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Claire

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

John

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Michael

Cameron Spurr

Cameron Spurr

Leo

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Jack

John Hurt

John Hurt

Dexter

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Tim

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Little Father

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Gaby

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Wedding Planner

James Cagnard

James Cagnard

Michael's Father

Deborah Fronko

Deborah Fronko

Michael's Mother

Katrine A. Sahlstrøm

Katrine A. Sahlstrøm

Girl with Guitar

Crew 28
Simone Grau Roney

Simone Grau Roney

Art Direction

Jette Lehmann

Jette Lehmann

Production Design

Manuel Alberto Claro

Manuel Alberto Claro

Director of Photography

Carl P. Rasmussen

Carl P. Rasmussen

Focus Puller

Manon Rasmussen

Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

Dennis Knudsen

Dennis Knudsen

Makeup & Hair

Deni Jordan

Deni Jordan

Stunt Coordinator

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Director

Anders Refn

Anders Refn

First Assistant Director

Peter Hjorth

Peter Hjorth

Second Unit Director

Morten Højbjerg

Morten Højbjerg

Co-Editor

Molly Malene Stensgaard

Molly Malene Stensgaard

Editor

Des Hamilton

Des Hamilton

Casting

Bettina Brokemper

Bettina Brokemper

Co-Producer

Lars Jönsson

Lars Jönsson

Co-Producer

Marianne Slot

Marianne Slot

Co-Producer

Michel Reilhac

Michel Reilhac

Co-Producer

Tomas Eskilsson

Tomas Eskilsson

Co-Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Pär Brundin

Pär Brundin

Extras Casting

Louise Vesth

Louise Vesth

Producer

Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen

Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen

Producer

Hans Møller

Hans Møller

Foley Recordist

Sigrid Aalbæk Jensen

Sigrid Aalbæk Jensen

Sound Assistant

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Sound Designer

Karen Maarbjerg

Karen Maarbjerg

Visual Effects Producer

Peter Hjorth

Peter Hjorth

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

Screenplay

Gallery 136
Videos 18
Similar Movies 195
US Release Dates 2

Oct 3, 2011

New York Film Festival

Premiere

Nov 11, 2011

R Theatrical (Limited)

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