Melancholia

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Melancholia

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Released Nov 11, 2011

2h 10m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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As a planet hurtles toward a collision course with Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) cope with the approaching doomsday in different ways.

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Critics Consensus

Melancholia's dramatic tricks are more obvious than they should be, but this is otherwise a showcase for Kirsten Dunst's acting and for Lars von Trier's profound, visceral vision of depression and destruction.

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Sara Reihani

Bitch Media

A strangely apt visual representation of depression.

Jan 9, 2021

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

Von Trier creates a blackly comic delirium that is terrifying and completely exhilarating.

Aug 27, 2019

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Lisa Rosman

indieWire

In Melancholia, von Trier has created a mission statement of a masterpiece, one that reminds us that nihilism itself can serve as a legitimate form of creation, a means as well as The End.

Nov 7, 2016

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

Vesting expectations in someone as wide-ranging as Kirsten Dunst assures an absolute win, even if there remain some questionable characteristics that align too well with abstract male fantasies of what a woman in distress would look like.

Rated: 7.6/10

Oct 29, 2023

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Melodrama and science fiction sustained by images in a wide screen and music by Wagner. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5.5/10

Oct 4, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Melancholia” is a gripping, meditative film that’s delivered like an operatic mood piece.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Christine L

Full disclaimer: I only got about 57 min through it, at which point I gave up. Would have loved to love it, but it is tedious. It drags on and on and on and on. The little development that happened in the part I saw was not particularly captivating. The movement of the camera gave me such motion sickness that I had to keep closing my eyes not to feel sick, which is partly why I eventually gave up. Fine, it's for effect and I assume that its aim is to portray instability, but it could have been used with more discretion. I'm not sure if it becomes clear as the film continues why two sisters would have completely different accents. The scenery however is quite beautiful. Maybe it was a film for a bygone era and has lost some of its relevance.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Wendel L

Direção: Ruim Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ruim Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ruim

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Brett A

Slow start with artsy composition of later scenes from the movie is difficult to overcome for me. Don't care about the characters or the issues. Our lead says "Earth is evil" it sums up the movie's perspective.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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David W

One of the worst movies that I've ever seen. I found myself wanting it to all end as much as her.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Blobbo X

Blobbo can relate to depiction of depression. Well written, acted,shot. Genius music tie-in. Ending not happy, but no planets were harmed in making of picture.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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julie b

With the soft glow lighting and orchestral score, this is a beautiful and also incredibly depressing movie, but it is not without joy and humor; the limo backseat and Hennessy chugging scenes are precious, and the first 20 mins were so funny I was laughing out loud. The narrow, contained focus works so well and all of the emotionally charged performances are great. Also I love the way it’s shot - the camera movement kind of reminds me of succession. Also also, is this the most normal character Alexander Skarsgard has ever played? “Melancholia will pass us all by” “Two million and six beans!!!”

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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Synopsis

As a planet hurtles toward a collision course with Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) cope with the approaching doomsday in different ways.

Director: Lars von Trier
Producer: Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth
Screenwriter: Lars von Trier
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: arte France Cinéma, Film i Väst, DR, Memfis Film AB, Liberator Productions, Zentropa Entertainment, Slot Machine, Zentropa Entertainment France
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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