Melancholia is a taut, mystifying, psychological disaster movie written and directed by Lars von Trier.
Justine, a manic depressive (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are in the midst of their post wedding celebrations at a luxurious mansion owned by Claire (Justine's sister played by Charlotte Gainsbourg) and John (Claire's husband played by Kiefer Sutherland). As the party progresses, tension builds and the evening degenerates into irretrievable chaos as old family feuds are rekindled and relationships begin to unravel.
Coincidentally... a rogue planet, Melancholia, is on a catastrophic trajectory towards Earth and is spotted by the highly perceptive Justine. As Justine struggles to come to terms with her own depression and troubled life she has to take on board impending disaster and certain death.
The film deals sensitively with personal psychological collapse and this is cleverly contrasted with devastation on a much larger apocalyptic scale; the end of the world. This extraordinary film has some stunningly shot scenes and an exquisite soundtrack which features music from Wagner's opera; Tristan and Isolde. [show more]
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An all-star ensemble cast unite for the end-of-the-world --Lars Von Trier style-- in the science-fiction fantasy drama MELANCHOLIA. Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg play sisters, Justine and Claire, whose lives are drifting apart, against the backdrop of Justine's lavish wedding and the impending unravelling of the universe.
Lars von Trier directs this sci-fi drama about the effects of depression on two sisters, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Played out in two acts, the film opens with the wedding of Justine (Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård): a sumptuous affair paid for by Justine's Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband John (Kiefer Sutherland). However, when Justine notices a strange star in the sky, she starts behaving oddly and the wedding is ruined. The film's second act follows Justine, now extremely weak and ill, after she goes to live with her sister. As Claire and John struggle to deal with Justine's condition, astronomy buff Claire becomes increasingly concerned about a large blue planet that is threatening to collide with the earth. Charlotte Rampling and John Hurt co-star.
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