Summary
Danish director Lars von Trier was given the heave-ho from the Cannes Film Festival this May for his embarrassing news conference and nervous-ninny jokes about Nazis and Jews, but the movie he came with -- "Melancholia" -- was nonetheless heartily embraced. The jury gave its star, Kirsten Dunst, the best-actress trophy.
It's easy to see why: A brooding, symphonic two-part drama centered on (1) an elaborate wedding ceremony and (2) the end of the world, "Melancholia" is a remarkable mood piece with visuals to die for (excuse the pun), and a performance from Dunst that runs the color spectrum of emotions. Ambivalence, dread, depression, giddiness, desire, eerie calm ... it could have been all over the map, but Dunst inhabits this young woman -- Justine, an ad agency up-and-comer -- as if she has known her all her life.See the full content of this document
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Review: 'Melancholia' a Brooding, Symphonic Two-Part Drama
Part 1 finds Justine and her groom (Alexande...
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