MOVIE SPOTLIGHT: MELANCHOLIA

Lars Von Trier is back with his new film, officially premiered in Cannes 2011. Described as “A beautiful movie about the end of the world”, MELANCHOLIA tells the story pf two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg), who find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth.

SYNOPSIS
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth… MELANCHOLIA is a psychological disaster movie from director Lars von Trier.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Lars von Trier (b. 1956) is the co-founder of the Danish production company Zentropa as well as one of the founders of the Danish Dogme movement in the 1990s.

Through the years, Lars has directed the following films: THE ORCHID GARDENER (1977); MENTHE – LA BIENHEUREUSE (1979), NOCTURNE (1980), THE LAST DETAIL (1981), IMAGES OF LIBERATION (1982), THE ELEMENT OF CRIME (1984), EPIDEMIC (1987), MEDEA (1988), EUROPA (1991), LÆRERVÆRELSET (1994), THE KINGDOM (1994), BREAKING THE WAVES (1996), THE KINGDOM II (1997), THE IDIOTS (1998), DANCER IN THE DARK (2000), D-DAY (2001), THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (2003), DOGVILLE (2003), MANDERLAY (2005), THE BOSS OF IT ALL (2006), OCCUPATIONS (SHORT SUBJECT, 2007) and ANTICHRIST (2009).

Lars von Trier’s films have won prizes worldwide and in Cannes, including the Palme d’Or for DANCER IN THE DARK, the Grand Prix du Jury for BREAKING THE WAVES and the Best Actress award for Charlotte Gainsbourg’s performance in ANTICHRIST.

RELEASE DETAILS/SCHEDULE
Opening at the on the 2nd of March 2012
– Silverbird Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana

Opening in South Africa on the 16th March at these cinemas:
– Ster-Kinekor Nouveau Cinemas across South Africa
– Labia Cinema, Cape Town
– The Bioscope Cinema, Johannesburg

PRODUCTION DETAILS
Title: Melancholia
Genre: Psychological disaster film
Director: Lars von Trier
Screenwriter: Lars von Trier
Casts: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård and Kiefer Sutherland

Producer(s): Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth
Executive producers(s): Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Peter Garde
Co-producer(s): Marianne Slot (France, Slot Machine Sarl, Liberator Production Sarl), Lars Jönsson (Sweden, Memfis Film International AB), Bettina Brokemper (Germany, Zentropa International Köln GmbH), Madeleine Ekman (Sweden, Zentropa International Sweden AB)

Distribution Company: LuckyDoors Films
Production company: Zentropa Entertainments27 ApS
Editor: Molly Malene Stensgaard
Cinematographer: Manuel Alberto Claro DFF
Sound editor: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Duration: 130 min (25f)
Sound: Dolby 5.1 Digital
Spoken Language: English
For more details about the movie visit: www.luckydoors.com