2011 | Denmark /Sweden/France/Germany | Directed by Lars Von Trier
Logline: Two sisters struggle to deal with their immediate relationships as once-hidden planet steadily hurtles toward earth prompting the end of the world.
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is getting married to Michael (Alexander Skarsgard).
Justine is not happy.
Michael is blissful, but naïve.
Justine’s sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is exasperated.
Claire’s husband Jack (Keifer Sutherland) is angry.
Justine and Claire’s mother Gaby (Charlotte Rampling) is at the end of her tether.
Michael’s father Jack (Stellan Skarsgard) is boastful, but soon becomes bitter.
The grey planet Melancholia looms from behind the sun.
The wedding collapses.
Justine is in a stupor.
Claire becomes paranoid.
Jack becomes excited.
Melancholia appears inviting, but the threat of cosmic apocalypse soon overwhelms.
Jack insists science will prevail.
Justine’s dark mood leads her to strip herself of responsibility.
Claire’s desperation clings to her like a cold sweat.
Melancholy shrouds happiness.
Resignation is the softest option.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Destiny is held close.
Justine, Claire, and her son Leo (Cameron Spur) join hands under flora.
Melancholia bears down.
The protection of intimacy is such a fragile pursuit.
Surrender.
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