Melancholia

2011 Directed by Lars von Trier

Enjoy it while it lasts

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

Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Kiefer Sutherland Charlotte Rampling John Hurt Alexander Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård Brady Corbet Udo Kier Jesper Christensen Cameron Spurr Deborah Fronko James Cagnard Katrine A. Sahlstrøm Charlotta Miller Claire Miller Gary Whitaker Christian Geisnæs

Alternative Titles

世紀末婚禮, 忧郁症, 멜랑콜리아

science fiction drama

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Popular reviews

Review by Anna ★★★★ 3

Kirsten Dunst representing depression and not being bothered by the upcoming end of the world? relatable.
Charlotte Gainsbourg representing anxiety and freaking out because of the upcoming end of the world? also relatable.
Review by maria ★★★★ 10

lars von trier, thanks for the depression luv
Review by Grooveman ★★★★★ 17

The feel bad movie of the year! I think Von Trier's next movie should be about puppies.
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 1

if you have/had depression or anxiety or both (like i used to!) then you'll relate and you'll wish a planet would REALLY crash into Earth!
Review by Kurdt ★★★★ 8

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Von Trier apparently got the idea for this film while battling depression and he definitely nails that feeling with the character of Justine. During the first half of the film, the wedding, her own wedding, the happiest day of their lives for most people, she forces out toothy grins and fakes happiness ("I smile, and I smile, and I smile") but in the end can't fake it any longer. She leaves her wedding to put her nephew to bed, to take a bath, to ride a golf cart so she can see the blushing sky. People beg her to be grateful and to enjoy her special day ("You better be goddamn happy.") and question why she's depressed. But Von Trier…
Review by katie ★★★★½ 2

I would like to hold hands with kirsten dunst as the world ends.
Review by Scott Anderson ★★★★ 15

Typically I can find the words to describe how I feel regarding a film as the credits are still rolling on the screen. My mind builds up various thoughts throughout and I cannot wait to unleash them as soon as possible, but I had to sleep on Melancholia before typing up this review. In fact, I'm still not quite sure if I am ready.
A graceful and fascinating look at a subject like depression, I found moments within the film that were utterly spellbinding, and in those moments I was sure I was in love with this work by Von Trier. However, every so often I was forced to question whether the nature of the storytelling and the pacing of…
Review by Kat ★★★★ 3

some of those dramatic hand-held close-ups made me feel like I was watching the office
Review by Edgar Cochran ★★★★ 17

"The film needs to be slower and duller at the start so that the viewers who walked into the wrong theatre have time to leave before the main action starts."
-Andrei Tarkovsky
An enigmatic feature with wannabe Tarkovskian cinematography, planetary imagery, a classical score and a high-budget-looking Dogme style? Trier must be out of his mind!
Not quite.
Melancholia's two very first shots are references to cinematic influences:
- The first pays respect to L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961).
- The second shot displays the famous painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder entitled Jagers in de Sneeuw (The Hunters in the Snow), previously featured in two Tarkovsky masterpieces.
The film feels, above all, as an attempt to fix the evident…
Review by alicja ★★★★½ 1

kirsten dunst taking a nap AND a bath in the middle of her wedding is a huge fucking mood
Review by maddie ★★★★½

Lars von Trier is trying to kill me
Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★½ 4

we going ✈️ existential crisis lads

Recent reviews

Review by listerharvey

Starting to get the feeling that Lars isn't a very happy guy
Review by flostar

Musik: Richard Wagner - Tristan & Isolde
Film: Justine & Melancholia
Review by brenno ★★★★★

Passei o dia todo pensando nessa porra
Review by @cine.manic ★★★½

Pensé que me iba a gustar
Review by Tommi Aittala ★★

Possibly the most disappointing Lars von Trier to date. I expected that the momentum from the fantastic Antichrist would have turned this into gold, but I seriously did not feel it. Many good films since from von Trier.
Review by Arturo Martin ★★

Ok, Von Trier is a great director. Good
But I didn’t like this product at all. Slow, boring
Review by kenobicommaben ★★★½

Great bookending performances from Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Totally down for a end of the world by planet hiding behind the sun showing up and colliding with us.
Review by Isaiah

This movie is obviously dark, brilliant, and profound, but Von Trier doesn't get enough credit for how funny he is. This movie is really hilarious.
Review by George Hasler ★★★★

Mad that Von Trier can make something as emotionally mature as this, while also making fairly ugly films like Antichrist and Nymphomania
Review by ssubmarines

no sabria describir lo indiferente que me ha dejado esta pelicula
Review by Benjamin Ward ★★★

I love all the performances and it looks gorgeous but it just misses something for me along the way.
Review by jharmon ★

This movie is so boring. I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. After forcing myself to watch it for an hour, I gave up. I should have stopped after that annoyingly long intro.