Melancholia

[mochakitty]

From Wikipedia:

Melancholia is an upcoming disaster drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film deals with a variety of people trying to cope with the death of the planet as a large foreign body threatens a deadly collision. The film is a Danish majority production with international co-producers in Sweden, France, Germany and Italy. It is expected to premiere in May 2011.

The film begins with the destruction of Earth and then jumps back in time. The story will be about two sisters, Justine and Claire (Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg), who are becoming increasingly more distant from each other. There will be a wedding during the first part of the film between Justine and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård). Soon after the wedding Justine becomes melancholic, which makes her stay calm when Earth is threatened by a collision with another planet that has recently emerged from behind the sun, while Claire, on the other hand, becomes fearful of what is to come. Trier has said that he considers all of his previous films to end happily, and that this will be the first with an unhappy ending.

Cast

Kirsten Dunst as Justine
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Claire
Alexander Skarsgård as Michael
Brady Corbet as Tim
Cameron Spurr as Leo
Charlotte Rampling as Gaby
Jesper Christensen as Little Father
John Hurt as Dexter
Stellan Skarsgård as Jack
Udo Kier as Wedding Planner
Kiefer Sutherland as John

Official Site

Official Facebook

Official Trailer

Official Trailer (YouTube)

[huntergrayson]

I'm now worried that we share a brain since I posted the trailer in that thread literally at the same minute you started this thread.

Von Trier considers all his previous films to end happily? Has he watched them?

[Love Breaking the Waves to death, loved The Kingdom. Dogville had fearless performances from Kidman and Bettany but I don't think I could ever watch it again.]

This looks really good.

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Apr 8, 2011 11:38:22 GMT -4 @huntergrayson said:

Von Trier considers all his previous films to end happily? Has he watched them?

In the commentary to the film, he says he considers Dancer in the Dark to be a comedy. YES.

I am CRAZY anxious about Melancholia. It looks gorgeous and, man, what a cast.

[Yossarian]

I can't wait to see this! The cinematography looks amazing. And the cast? Yummo!

[mochakitty]

Apr 8, 2011 11:38:22 GMT -4 @huntergrayson said:

...we share a brain...

I thought we were going to keep that under wraps?

Gorgeous new promotional stills

Official Website (Looks like von Trier's team is managing this one. The other has less content and appears to be controlled by Magnolia pictures.)

Official Poster

Teaser Poster

[huntergrayson]

Screened today at Cannes. As usual, the various quotes from the press conference are chockfull of ridiculous Lars-ness:

On Charlotte's supposed method acting
"All the discussion about the Eastern Church is very important for orgasms. In the film of course - they're all fake, they're all fake. Charlotte's are not fake. But that is two different ways of acting. It's a French versus... I shouldn't talk about Spider-Man now?"

But I want REVIEWS, darn it! And I still need to watch Antichrist, but, well, I scurred.

OH SHIT. Did Mel Gibson stop on over from the Beaver press conference & possess Lars? (The difference being is that Lars is well-known for saying shit for attention whereas I totally believe that Mel actually believes his hateful bullshit.) To be a journalist watching poor Dr Sunken Tits trying to stop him.

Salon Review, containing the awesome phrase "gazing into the sugar Easter Egg of Doom" which I will try to use more often.

[unimpressed]

I saw Melancholia this weekend (DirecTv was offering it on demand). Its now my favorite Von Trier film, it was so gorgeous and layered. Considering the very small circle of characters the film manages to address the scope of human suffering in face of total annihilation. I found the film to be less distressing to watch than Antichrist, Dancer in the Dark, or Breaking the Waves, but no less moving. The pacing was glacial but I wasn't bored by it. There were a few genuinely funny moments. Udo Keir was a scene stealer. Kirsten Dunst deserves all the accolades she's received. On a shallow note, the designation Dr. Sunken Tits is a misnomer. Will be catching it again in the theaters to fully appreciate the cinematography.

[Sunbaby]

Saw this movie at TIFF, and hated it. That means it'll win whatever it's nominated for at the Oscars.

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Oct 24, 2011 12:47:18 GMT -4 unimpressed said:

I saw Melancholia this weekend (DirecTv was offering it on demand). Its now my favorite Von Trier film, it was so gorgeous and layered. Considering the very small circle of characters the film manages to address the scope of human suffering in face of total annihilation. I found the film to be less distressing to watch than Antichrist, Dancer in the Dark, or Breaking the Waves, but no less moving. The pacing was glacial but I wasn't bored by it. There were a few genuinely funny moments. Udo Keir was a scene stealer. Kirsten Dunst deserves all the accolades she's received. On a shallow note, the designation Dr. Sunken Tits is a misnomer. Will be catching it again in the theaters to fully appreciate the cinematography.

Just downloaded and watched it and...

I. Fucking. LOVED. It.

Gotta see it in a theatre. A double-feature with "The Tree of Life" would reduce me to an existential puddle. Wow. WOW.

[unimpressed]

Oct 24, 2011 17:14:00 GMT -4 @bstewart said:

Oct 24, 2011 12:47:18 GMT -4 unimpressed said:

I saw Melancholia this weekend (DirecTv was offering it on demand). Its now my favorite Von Trier film, it was so gorgeous and layered. Considering the very small circle of characters the film manages to address the scope of human suffering in face of total annihilation. I found the film to be less distressing to watch than Antichrist, Dancer in the Dark, or Breaking the Waves, but no less moving. The pacing was glacial but I wasn't bored by it. There were a few genuinely funny moments. Udo Keir was a scene stealer. Kirsten Dunst deserves all the accolades she's received. On a shallow note, the designation Dr. Sunken Tits is a misnomer. Will be catching it again in the theaters to fully appreciate the cinematography.

Just downloaded and watched it and...

I. Fucking. LOVED. It.

Gotta see it in a theatre. A double-feature with "The Tree of Life" would reduce me to an existential puddle. Wow. WOW.

I'm mad at myself for not waiting to see this in the theater. I imagine the last scene in Dolby Stereo and on a big screen would be no less than a Revelation (pun intended). I can not wait to see it again, which is something I never expected to say of a LVT film.