Melancholia (2011 film)

This article is about the apocalyptic drama art film. For other uses, see Melancholia (disambiguation).

Melancholia
Danish theatrical release poster
Directed byLars von Trier
Written byLars von Trier
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyManuel Alberto Claro
Edited byMolly Malene Stensgaard
Production
companies
Distributed by
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[1]
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.4 million[2]
(c. US$9.4 million (2010))
Box office$21.8 million[3][4]

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 the 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8]

  1. ^ "MELANCHOLIA (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference absurdteater was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Melancholia". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Melancholia". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "National Post". nationalpost. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2 May 2021). "Lars von Trier's 15 Best Feature Films Ranked". IndieWire. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Best Movies of the Decade". Metacritic.
  8. ^ "Melancholia (2011)". British Film Institute. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012.