Review of Melancholia (2011) by Jenny K — 01 Oct 2012
A depressing Tour de Force that will leave any film-lover excited about film again, whilst simultaneously leaving him/her with the overwhelming urge to jump off a cliff! This is a visual masterpiece, a thing of beauty that differs so extremely from von Trier's previous work, but at the core still upholds his signature values.
No bullshit. Harrowing and heavy, hardcore and yet simplistic, von Trier takes the most mundane of setups and turns it into a terrifyingly depressing pit of doom, but does it with such beauty and elegance that one can almost forget you're slitting your own wrists as you get entranced by it's beauty.
If you do, however, suffer from melancholia, then take in small doses. But by all means - watch and finish it. An absolute must, and one of the very, very few superb films the 21st Century has offered.
And what a superb performance by Dunst - a delightful surprise!
This review of Melancholia (2011) was written by Jenny K on 01 Oct 2012.
Melancholia has generally received positive reviews.
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