Lars Von Trier

Dark of the Matinée: I Hope You're Happy // Melancholia

Movies post by Sara Reihani on November 18, 2011 - 1:54pm; tagged dark of the matinee, film, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, movies.
Still from the movie Melancholia. Kirsten Dunst, a young blonde white woman, in a white wedding dress and veil, holding a bouquet of white flowers, floating down a river on her back, surrounded by green reeds and lily pads.
Since I saw Melancholia at Fantastic Fest 2011, I haven't been sure how to respond when people ask me if it's good. It feels inappropriate to summarize it in those terms: the single best word to describe it isn't "good" or "bad" but "uncomfortable." It's a full two hours but feels longer, full of headache-inducing hand-held shots and constantly shifting focus, but the most unsettling thing about it is how blatantly nihilistic it is.
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