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https://cosfordcinema.com/event/sight-sound-deep-cuts-melancholia-2011/Conducted every 10 years, the Sight & Sound Best Movies of All Time poll is voted on by film critics, writers, professors and other experts in the field of cinema. Although the primary list consists of 100 movies, the poll actually includes a total of 200 films. The Cosford Cinema will be showcasing ten selections from the second half of the list every Sunday over the fall from Sept. 10-Dec. 3.
MELANCHOLIA | 2011 | DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier | WITH: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgard, John Hurt, Udo Kier | RUNNING TIME: 2H 15M | RATED R for some graphic nudity, sexual content and language | 4K digital projection
On the night of her wedding, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is struggling to be happy even though it should be the happiest day of her life. It was an extravagant wedding paid for by her sister and brother-in-law who are trying to keep the bride and all the guests in line. Meanwhile, Melancholia, a blue planet, is hurtling towards the Earth. Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Justine's sister, is struggling to maintain composure with fear of the impending disaster.
"''Melancholia' opens with some staggeringly beautiful images, set to Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde,' that won't make sense on first viewing (a horse collapsing to the ground, small lightning bolts emanating from Justine's fingertips) but end up being a preview to the craziness ahead - postcards from the apocalypse.
"Von Trier also shows you the end of the world in that opening prologue, letting you know he's not kidding and that the movie is not going to wuss out. As 'Melancholia' nears its end, you share the panic and fear the characters are experiencing: This Armageddon feels real, and the decisions the characters have to make are heartbreaking (would you tell your frightened young son what was happening if you knew Earth was going to be pulverized in a few minutes?).
"And in Dunst's Justine, von Trier has found his most eloquent mouthpiece. "All I know is life on Earth is evil," she observes. No wonder she feels fine! This is a tremendous, daring movie. Get ready to be rattled." -- Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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