Melancholia

Melancholia (2011)

Timing: 2:16 (136 min)

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Release date

2011-05-26

Country

Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden

Production

Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainments, ARTE France Cinéma, Slot Machine, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International Köln, DR, Memfis Film, Liberator Productions

Genre

Drama, Science Fiction

Budget

$7 400 000

Revenue

$15 946 321

Website

https://www.magpictures.com/melancholia

Director

Lars von Trier

Actors

Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård, Cameron Spurr, Stellan Skarsgård, John Hurt, Brady Corbet, Jesper Christensen, Charlotte Rampling
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Scenario

Producer

Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Peter Garde

Operator

Manuel Alberto Claro

Composer

Artist

Audition

Des Hamilton

Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard
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• Prior to the film's premiere in Cannes, another scandal involving Lars von Trier occurred at a press conference. The director succumbed to a provocation from a journalist who hinted at the maestro's German origins, to which von Trier reacted inappropriately, making an incorrect remark about Jews and Hitler, and later issued an official apology.
• Initially, Penelope Cruz was to play the role of Justine. However, she dropped out of the project due to her involvement in filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides".
• The idea for the film originated with Lars von Trier during a psychotherapy session while being treated for depression.
• The heroine Kirsten Dunst was named by von Trier after the work of Marquis de Sade, "Justine".
• Much of Justine's personality was based on Trier's own personality.
• The film was shot in Trollhättan, Sweden.
• ‘Melancholia’ is the second film in the ‘depression trilogy’, which also includes ‘Antichrist’ (2009) and ‘Nymphomaniac: Parts 1 & 2’ (2013).
• When Melancholia flies closest to Earth and is just rising above the horizon, the characters look through a telescope aimed much higher than necessary.
• Penelope Cruz was originally slated to play the role of Justine. However, she dropped out of the process due to her involvement in filming “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”.
• “Melancholia” is the second film in the “depression trilogy,” which also includes “Antichrist” (2009), and “Nymphomaniac: Part 1 and Nymphomaniac: Part 2” (2013).