Melancholia, written and directed by Lars von Trier ; presented by Zentropa Entertainments27 ApS, Film i Väst ; produced by Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth ; co-produced by Memfis Film International AB, Zentropa International Sweden AB, Slot Machine SARL, Liberator Productions SARL, Zentropa Internal Köln GmbH ; also co-produced with Film i Väst, Arte France Cinéma with the participation of SVT, Canal+, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Cinécinéma, Edition Video, Nordisk Film Cinema Distribution
Type
Label
Melancholia, written and directed by Lars von Trier ; presented by Zentropa Entertainments27 ApS, Film i Väst ; produced by Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth ; co-produced by Memfis Film International AB, Zentropa International Sweden AB, Slot Machine SARL, Liberator Productions SARL, Zentropa Internal Köln GmbH ; also co-produced with Film i Väst, Arte France Cinéma with the participation of SVT, Canal+, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Cinécinéma, Edition Video, Nordisk Film Cinema Distribution
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for some graphic nudity, sexual content and language
Main title
Melancholia
Oclc number
768353571
Responsibility statement
written and directed by Lars von Trier ; presented by Zentropa Entertainments27 ApS, Film i Väst ; produced by Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth ; co-produced by Memfis Film International AB, Zentropa International Sweden AB, Slot Machine SARL, Liberator Productions SARL, Zentropa Internal Köln GmbH ; also co-produced with Film i Väst, Arte France Cinéma with the participation of SVT, Canal+, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Cinécinéma, Edition Video, Nordisk Film Cinema Distribution
Runtime
135
Summary
"Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) 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
Table Of Contents
Special features include: about Melancholia ; the universe ; the visual style ; visual effects ; HDNet: a look at Melancholia ; theatrical trailers
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Studio Canal+
- Rampling, Charlotte, 1946-
- Trier, Lars von, 1956-
- Arte France cinéma (Firm)
- Corbet, Brady, 1988-
- Skarsgård, Stellan
- Roney, Simone Grau
- Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966-
- Sveriges television
- Kier, Udo
- Rasmussen, Manon
- Slot Machine (Firm)
- France télévisions distribution
- Claro, Manuel Alberto, 1970-
- Foldager, Meta Louise, 1974-
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (France)
- Gainsbourg, Charlotte, 1971-
- Film i Väst (Firm)
- Skarsgård, Alexander
- Spurr, Cameron
- Stensgaard, Molly Malene
- Nordisk Film (Firm)
- Vesth, Louise
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- Dunst, Kirsten, 1982-
- Christensen, Jesper, 1948-
- Lehmann, Jette
- Memfis Film (Firm)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Liberator Productions
- Cinécinéma (Firm)
- Zentropa International (Firm)
- Hurt, John, 1940-2017
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- Disaster films -- Denmark
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- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Depression, Mental -- Drama
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