Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA

[Borstalboy]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA#1

Posted: 11/9/11 at 1:28pm

Opens this weekend in New York!
Trailer here!

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[Jordan Catalano]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #2

Posted: 11/9/11 at 1:51pm

I really enjoyed this film. I saw it online (I'm bad, I know) about a month ago and really do recommend it.

[ErikJ972]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #2

Posted: 11/9/11 at 4:57pm

I got to see an advance screening of this and it was easily my favorite film of the year so far. My favorite film by Von Trier who I'm not always a fan of. It manages to be completely devastating and uplifting at the same time. And Dunst gives a stellar performance. And that's something I never thought I would say.
If you get a chance see it in a theater with a big screen and good sound system. The ending almost rattled me out of my chair.
Go see it!
Updated On: 11/9/11 at 04:57 PM

[Paulyd]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #3

Posted: 11/9/11 at 8:01pm

I'm working on the UK DVD and Blu-ray release at the moment. I cant get enough of this film. Updated On: 11/9/11 at 08:01 PM

[strummergirl]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #4

Posted: 11/9/11 at 8:42pm

I loved it. It managed to have von Trier's trademarks but also doing something different without too many of his worst impulses.

[javero]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #5

Posted: 11/9/11 at 8:51pm

Downloaded it recently from the cable provider. Not my cup of tea. It seemed to move at a snail's pace in parts. Alexander Skarsgard and Ms Dunst didn't seem to have any real chemistry to me. It was good to see his dad Stellan in the flick though who along with Charlotte Rambling at least kept it interesting. Not a bad movie at all, just not memorable to me.

#FactsMatter...your feelings not so much.

[Mister Matt]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #6

Posted: 11/9/11 at 8:59pm

With Antichrist, I officially gave up on Von Trier. I'm just not enough of a masochist to endure any more of his work.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[ErikJ972]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #7

Posted: 11/12/11 at 5:37am

Matt I felt the sa,e way. He more than redeems himself with this movie. It really is stunning.

[east side story]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #8

Posted: 11/14/11 at 6:23pm

What a disturbingly beautiful film!

The cinematography, the Wagner soundtrack, the performances, it all clicks. Dunst is outstanding, and I too thought I would never say that.

[Jordan Catalano]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #9

Posted: 11/14/11 at 6:42pm

Paulyd, will there be commentary on the disc? I'd LOVE a track with Dunst!

[AC126748]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #10

Posted: 11/14/11 at 6:47pm

I'm with Matt and Erik--after ANTICHRIST, no more Von Trier for me.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[ErikJ972]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #11

Posted: 11/15/11 at 10:39am

AC...I said I felt that way BEFORE seeing Melancholia. This is by far his best film ever. And has probably made it to the list of one of my all time favorites.

[AC126748]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #12

Posted: 11/15/11 at 10:58am

I should have read your post more carefully. Is it really that good? i've seen all his films--loved BREAKING THE WAVES, liked MANDERLAY, and have disliked everything else with varying degrees of passion.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[ErikJ972]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #13

Posted: 11/15/11 at 11:17am

Yeah it really is that good. I have never loved everything Von Trier did either. I really liked Breaking the Waves, Manderlay, and Dancer in the Dark (mostly for Bjork). But thought the rest of his stuff has been hit or miss or just bad.
He gets everything right here. It's beautifully shot and beautifully acted. And I really can't say enough about Dunst. As far as I'm concerned she's the front runner for the Oscar at this point. I just hope Von Trier's outburst at Cannes doesn't hurt her chances.

[Borstalboy]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #14

Posted: 11/22/11 at 9:45am

Finally--FINALLY--saw it and liked it quite a bit, though not to the degree everyone else seems to. Dunst is wonderful, but I will always be hypnotized by Charlotte Gainbourg, every time.

The final scene is a balls-to-the-wall knockout. If you downloaded it or watched it on TV you just flat-out didn't experience the ending.

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[ErikJ972]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #15

Posted: 11/22/11 at 10:56am

Agreed Borstal. The ending really needs to be seen in a theater with a big screen and a kick ass sound system.

[Paulyd]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #16

Posted: 11/22/11 at 4:32pm

The DVD and Blu-ray release will include four featurettes, and hour long documentary and hopefully the Lars Von Trier commentary which is present on the French release. For all those who hated Melancholia your probably going to hate his next film which is entitled 'Nymphomaniac'

[Paulyd]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #17

Posted: 12/6/11 at 3:25pm

The extra features have now been confirmed for the UK DVD & Blu-ray release of Melancholia. Released on 23rd January

Audio Commentary from director Lars Von Trier
Four featurettes on the making of the films
Interviews with Lars Von Trier, Kirsten Dunst & Charlotte Gainsbourg
Trailer

The Blu-ray contains all these extras plus the documentary Filmbyen - the new Mecca of Cinema.

[DAME]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #18

Posted: 12/6/11 at 8:36pm

I found this movie to be a pretentious piece of boring crap. Thank goodness I saw it at home and didn't waste my time or money.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

[DAME]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #19

Posted: 12/6/11 at 8:37pm

I will say this.. even for a screener the sound was AMAZING. And as far as having to see it in a theater.. my tv and sound system are beyond brilliant and I prefer it to most theaters.. and I get to go to the best screening houses and theaters in LA. The movie is crap.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

Updated On: 12/6/11 at 08:37 PM

[StickToPriest]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #20

Posted: 12/7/11 at 2:52am

I had never seen a Von Trier movie before this one, and I was skeptical going in. I loved it. I found it engrossing, moving and profound. Made me feel and understand intense depression in ways I never had. I left the theatre deliriously high on life. I guess I can see why it wouldn't be some people's thing, but it easily became one of my all-time favorite films. And it was visually stunning with top-notch performances.

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[Paulyd]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #21

Posted: 12/7/11 at 7:28am

Updated On: 12/7/11 at 07:28 AM

[Paulyd]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #22

Posted: 12/7/11 at 7:28am

He always manages to split opinions. I love that about his work.

[theaternut]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #23

Posted: 12/7/11 at 10:30am

I found it to be a pretentious snore fest.

[Mister Matt]

Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA #24

Posted: 12/7/11 at 3:03pm

Made me feel and understand intense depression in ways I never had.

Reason #2 I have no intention of seeing this film.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian