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Director & Scriptwriter Lars Von Trier
Camera Manuel Alberto Claro
Design Jette Lehmann
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgard, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier
Producers Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth, Lars Jönsson, Katarina Krave, Michel Reilhac, Marianne Slot, Bettina Brokemper, Rémi Burah, Jérôme Clément, Madeleine Ekman, Tomas Eskilsson
Production Zentropa, Memfis Film, Slot Machine, Liberator Productions
A wedding party turns into a global catastrophe: it turns out that a planet called Melancholia is closing in on Earth. Every hour it moves closer and closer leaving humanity fewer and fewer chances for survival…
★ Prize for the Best Actress at the Cannes IFF
★ 3 European Film Awards
LARS VON TRIER
Born in 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, “Element of Crime” (1984). In 1995 announced the Dogme 95 manifesto and in 1996 he premiered his own Dogme film “Breaking the Waves”. His movies have all been officially selected for the Cannes International Film Festival, where they won awards. His features for television have gleaned numerous international accolades. His filmography includes “Europa” (1991), “The Idiots” (1998), “Dancer in the Dark” (2000), “Dogville” (2003), “Manderlay” (2005), The Boss of It All” (2006), “Antichrist” (2009), etc.
