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Title: Melancholia (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Justine | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... | Claire | |
| Alexander Skarsgård | ... | Michael | |
| Brady Corbet | ... | Tim | |
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Cameron Spurr | ... | Leo |
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Gaby | |
| Jesper Christensen | ... | Little Father | |
| John Hurt | ... | Dexter | |
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Jack | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Wedding Planner | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | John | |
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James Cagnard | ... | Michael's Father |
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Deborah Fronko | ... | Michael's Mother |
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Charlotta Miller | ... | Betty 1 |
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Claire Miller | ... | Betty 2 |
On the night of her wedding, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is struggling to be happy even though it should be the happiest day of her life. It was an extravagant wedding paid for by her sister and brother-in-law who are trying to keep the bride and all the guests in line. Meanwhile, Melancholia, a blue planet, is hurtling towards the Earth. Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Justine's sister, is struggling to maintain composure with fear of the impending disaster. Written by napierslogs
This is not an easy movie to watch. It's tough from the very beginning - a prologue prequel with music by Wagner and an apocalyptic perspective. Any movie in which dead birds fall from the sky in the first three minutes is not going to be light and fluffy.
But this movie, about deep melancholia experienced by Justine (Kirstin Dunst), the principal character, and the melancholia of the potential end of life itself, is an artistic triumph. Great acting, great cinematography, great music. Even the sometimes puzzling plot - the post-prologue movie comes in two halves - is engrossing and pregnant with underlying meaning. The three principal characters all represent a point on the compass of human feelings: Depression, anxiety, and something resembling nice normalcy. How each deals with the apocalypse is a well-threaded effort.
While the movie is dark, it is by no means humorless. The wedding that occupies the first half of the movie has a great deal of fun alongside the depression.
Not a movie for everyone, and a bit too long, but if you watch it, stick with it. You may not want to see it twice but you could be glad you saw it once.