MELANCHOLIA

synopsis

Justine and Michael are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister and brother-in-law. Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth...

international title:	Melancholia
original title:	Melancholia
country:	Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy
sales agent:	TrustNordisk
year:	2011
genre:	fiction
directed by:	Lars von Trier
film run:	130'
release date:	DK 26/05/2011, NO 27/05/2011, PL 27/05/2011, SE 27/05/2011, FI 03/06/2011, BE 10/08/2011, FR 10/08/2011, NL 25/08/2011, GB 30/09/2011, DE 06/10/2011, RS 12/04/2012
screenplay:	Lars von Trier
cast:	John Hurt, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Udo Kier
cinematography by:	Manuel Alberto Claro
film editing:	Molly Stensgaard, Morten Højbjerg
art director:	Jette Lehmann
costumes designer:	Manon Rasmussen
producer:	Meta Louise Foldager, Lars Jönsson, Louise Vesth, Bettina Brokemper, Madeleine Ekman, Tomas Eskilsson, Marianne Slot
production:	Zentropa Entertainments, Memfis Film & TV, Zentropa Sweden/Trollhättan Film, Slot Machine, Zentropa International Berlin, BIM Distribuzione, Nordisk Film Production A/S, WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Arte, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Canal+, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
backing:	MEDIA Programme, Eurimages
distributor:	Nordisk Film A/S, Gutek Films, Nordisk Film AB, IFD - Imagine Film Distribution, Les Films du Losange, Wild Bunch Benelux, Artificial Eye, Concorde Filmverleih, MegaCom Film

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