Melancholia (2011)

R05/26/2011Drama, Science Fiction2h 10m

It will change everything.

Overview

Justine and Michael are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire, and brother-in-law John. 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…

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kirsten Dunst

    Justine

  2. Cast 1

    Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Claire

  3. Cast 1

    Kiefer Sutherland

    John

  4. Cast 1

    Alexander Skarsgård

    Michael

  5. Cast 1

    Cameron Spurr

    Leo

  6. Cast 1

    Stellan Skarsgård

    Jack

  7. Cast 1

    John Hurt

    Dexter

  8. Cast 1

    Brady Corbet

    Tim

  9. Cast 1

    Jesper Christensen

    Little Father

Ha! Rarely can a film have a more appropriate title nor can any marriage get off to a less auspicious start. Firstly, after a beautifully photographed and scored series of images of real planets colliding, we are presented with a loved-up couple "Justine" (Kirsten Dunst) and "Michael" (Alexander Skarsgård) stuck in an eighty-foot white limousine trying to navigate some country lanes to get to their own wedding. Arriving, eventually, on foot and very late we proceed to enjoy a brief speech from her mother "Gaby" (Charlotte Rampling) who declares that she has no time for marriage at all - a stat...