Melancholia

Name: Melancholia
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2011-03-16
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård, Cameron Spurr

It will change everything.

Melancholia (2011)

Timing: 2:16 (136 min)

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Release date

2011-03-16

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
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

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

Operator

Manuel Alberto Claro

Composer

Artist

Jette Lehmann

Audition

Des Hamilton

Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard
All team (67)

Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

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.
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.
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).
Before the film's premiere in Cannes, another scandal involving Lars von Trier occurred during a press conference. The director succumbed to a provocation from a journalist who hinted at the maestro's German origins; von Trier lost his composure and made inappropriate remarks about Jews and Hitler, later issuing an official apology.
The role of Justine was originally intended for Penélope Cruz. However, she withdrew from the process due to her involvement in the filming of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'.
The idea for the film originated with Lars von Trier during a psychotherapy session while treating depression.
The name of Kirsten Dunst's character was given by Trier in honor of the Marquis de Sade's work 'Justine'.
Much of Justine's personality was based on the personality of Trier himself.
'Melancholia' is the second film in the 'depression trilogy,' which also includes 'Antichrist' (2009), 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1', and 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2' (2013).