Melancholia

During her wedding celebration, Justine watches the festivities unravel under the weight of family tensions and inner demons. At the same time, the planet Melancholia approaches Earth, turning a domestic depression into a threat of cosmic proportions. Melodrama and science fiction merge in a meditation on human fragility and the end of the world.

Duration: 130‘
Production year: 2011
Country: DK, SE, FR, DE, IT
Language: EN Subtitles: PT

Upcoming sessions

17:15

São Jorge Cinema

Manoel de Oliveira Room

Cannes Film Festival 2011 — Best Actress (Kirsten Dunst)
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2011

Lars von Trier

Born in 1956, Lars von Trier has established himself as the most ambitious and visually distinctive Danish filmmaker on the contemporary scene. He made his feature film debut with The Element of Crime (1984), which earned him international recognition, and solidified his reputation with Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Idiots (1998). In 1995, he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement, which advocated a more austere and naturalistic approach to filmmaking. His work is characterised by formal experimentation, the subversion of cinematic conventions, and an exploration of the limits of representation. Dancer in the Dark (2000), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, marked one of the most acclaimed moments of his career. Subsequent films such as Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Vol. II (2013), and The House That Jack Built (2018) further confirmed the diversity and radical nature of his trajectory within European and international cinema.