I'm making a bold statement here but Melancholia could be the film of the decade. Stunning photography to such a level that it almost resembles a Dali painting, for its composition and surreality. You are really drawn into the story and the trailer was pretty clever in not giving away too many details, and I don't want to do that either.
A depressed woman is getting married and an extremely expensive party is thrown at this breathtaking mansion immersed in nature. Family ties come to the fore and your attention span moves from depressed Justine, interpreted by Kirsten Dunst, to scared Claire, interpreted by Charlotte Gainsbourg as the film is divided into two parts, introduced by a bizarre prologue. Claire's husband, a scientist epitomising rationality, is busy calculating the advancement of planet Melancholia towards the earth. Characters are well portrayed by good acting, and that's quite important when you have an existentialist epic drama like this one.
Kirsten won best actress in Cannes for her role and let me mention two taglines from her dialogues: "I know things" and "the earth is evil". Certainly Lars speaks his mind, but we already know this from his awful Cannes gaffe. Or did he just do that to draw attention to his film?
