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Melancholia
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Melancholia is a 2011 science fiction and drama film directed and written by Lars von Trier. The cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, and Alexander Skarsgård. Produced by Zentropa and filmed in 35 mm format, the movie originated from France, Germany, Sweden, and Italy. Manuel Alberto Claro served as the director of photography, while Richard Wagner composed the music. The production was based at Tjolöholm Castle.
The film has a runtime of 130 minutes and a budget of 7,400,000. It earned 15,946,321 at the box office. Audiences and critics have rated the film 7.1 on IMDb, with a Metascore of 81 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%. The movie received the European Film Award for Best Film, Best Cinematographer, and Best Production Designer, as well as the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. It was also nominated for several other European Film Awards.
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Film · TMDB
7.2Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Cast
- Kirsten Dunst as Justine
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Claire
- Kiefer Sutherland as John
- Alexander Skarsgård as Michael
- Cameron Spurr as Leo
- Stellan Skarsgård as Jack
Themes
- depression
- suicide
- nihilism
- wedding reception
- wedding planner
- horse
- surrealism
- end of the world
- wealth
- mansion
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
206,360 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 36 wins & 95 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Produced by
- Meta Louise Foldager Louise Vesth
- Starring
- Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Alexander Skarsgård Brady Corbet Cameron Spurr Charlotte Rampling Jesper Christensen John Hurt Stellan Skarsgård Udo Kier Kiefer Sutherland
- Cinematography
- Manuel Alberto Claro
- Edited by
- Molly Malene Stensgaard
- Distributed by
- Nordisk Film (Scandinavia) Les Films du Losange (France) Concorde Filmverleih (Germany)
- Release dates
- 18 May 2011 ( 2011-05-18 ) ( Cannes ) 26 May 2011 ( 2011-05-26 ) (Denmark) 27 May 2011 ( 2011-05-27 ) (Sweden) 10 August 2011 ( 2011-08-10 ) (France) 6 October 2011 ( 2011-10-06 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Countries
- Denmark Sweden France Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $9.4 million
- Box office
- $21.8 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 24th European Film Awards
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Screenwriter
- Lars von Trier
- Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Production company
- Zentropa
- Cinematographer
- Manuel Alberto Claro
- Filming location
- Tjolöholm Castle
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 131917
- Official website
- www.melancholiathemovie.com
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- Commons category
- Melancholia (2011 film)
- publication date
- 2011-08-10
- title
- Melancholia
- capital cost
- 7400000
- box office
- 15946321
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Production Designer
- film format
- 35 mm film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Melancholia
- review score
- 81/100
- costume designer
- Manon Rasmussen
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Encyclopedic overview
Melancholia is a 2011 science fiction drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland, with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. The film's story revolves around two sisters, one of whom marries just before a rogue planet is about to collide with Earth. Melancholia is the second film in von Trier's unofficially titled Depression Trilogy. It was preceded in 2009 by Antichrist and followed by Nymphomaniac in 2013.
On 18 May 2011, Melancholia premiered at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim and Dunst won the festival's Best Actress Award for her performance, which was a common area of praise among critics. Many critics and film scholars have considered the film to be a masterpiece. Along with von Trier's previous film Dogville (2003), it was included in the 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000 conducted by BBC and has since been featured in various listings of the best films of the 21st century.
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