Melancholia
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"Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgåard) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting
… More »"Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgåard) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth threatening the very existence of humankind"--Container.
« LessDVD release of the 2011 motion picture
Special features: About Melancholia ; Visual effects ; The visual style ; The universe ; HDNet: a look at Melancholia ; Theatrical trailers ; Also from Magnolia Home Entertainment
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
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Add a SummaryThis movie is slow paced and at times the actions of the main character seem to lack any motive. As things unfold it becomes somewhat clearer, but is still left up to the viewer to explain her actions.
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Add a QuoteJustine: "The Earth is evil. We don't need to grieve for it." Claire: "What?" Justine: "Nobody will miss it." Claire: "But where would Leo grow up?" Justine: "All I know is, life on Earth is evil." Claire: "There may be life somewhere else." Justine: "But there isn't." Claire: "How do you know?" Justine: "Because I know things." Claire: "Oh yes, you always imagined you did." Justine: "I know we're alone." Claire: "I don't think you know that at all." Justine: "...Six hundred and seventy eight. The bean lottery. Nobody guessed the amount of beans in the bottle." Claire: "No, that's right." Justine: "But I know. Six hundred and seventy eight." Claire: "Well, perhaps. But what does that prove?" Justine: "That I know things. And when I say we're alone, we're alone. Life is only on Earth, and not for long."
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Add a CommentOne of the worst, most boring movies I've seen in a looooong time.
The movie is very slow at the beginning but stayed with it only because I wanted to see how it ended. Well it did "end" but left me unimpressed.
The Director was making a statement about depression, but it was too artsy for me.
Boring go watch another earth instead.
I personally don't like slow films. So if you like EXTREMELY slow movies, check this one out.
We had to turn this movie off and return it right away. It was too slow and nothing really happened in the first 30 minutes. The only interesting part was when they couldn't figure out how to negotiate the limo on the narrow road.
I saw this in a theater, which made some impressive wide shots. I'm not a Von Trier fan (except for "The Five Obstructions" which I loved; see it). At least this one didn't humiliate the female characters as Lars tends to do. The entire wedding section of the film could have conveyed the same amount of character information in about one-third of screen time; why make us cringe through all that? The second part was better but again, stretched out for too long without purpose. One thing I noticed was the--perhaps deliberate--absence of technology (except for one scene with a computer and maybe two scenes with cellphones) which further removed the characters from reality. I'm not sure what message this movie is trying to convey, but here's my summary: when the world ends, the rich folks will die, too.
melancholia is a perfect title for a melancholy, disjointed, unappealing film.
I think this is the WORST movie I've ever seen. The first 7 minutes had no sound (intentional) ... I should have clued in then! Wanted to see it because of Alexander Skarsgard ... but even he couldn't save it.
Melancolia seems to be telling the tale of two sisters, one who may be suffering from a form of depression. At the wedding reception, we begin to see that the wedding members have a lot of antagonisms towards one another. Added to the seeming dislike of one another, another pressure on the characters may be that they are being threatened with the end of human life on the planet. Not a good movie for action fans, but could be good for those that like film boundaries to be stretched.