MELANCHOLIA
						by Lars von Trier
						synopsis
Justine and Michael are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister and brother-in-law. Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth...
 
						
						
						| international title:  | Melancholia | 
| original title:  | Melancholia | 
| country:  | Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy | 
| sales agent:  | TrustNordisk | 
| year:  | 2011 | 
| genre:  | fiction | 
| directed by:  | Lars von Trier | 
| film run:  | 130' | 
| release date:  | DK 26/05/2011, NO 27/05/2011, PL 27/05/2011, SE 27/05/2011, FI 03/06/2011, BE 10/08/2011, FR 10/08/2011, NL 25/08/2011, UK 30/09/2011, DE 06/10/2011, RS 12/04/2012 | 
| screenplay:  | Lars von Trier | 
| cast:  | John Hurt, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Udo Kier | 
| cinematography by:  | Manuel Alberto Claro | 
| film editing:  | Molly Stensgaard, Morten Højbjerg | 
| art director:  | Jette Lehmann | 
| costumes designer:  | Manon Rasmussen | 
| producer:  | Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Lars Jönsson, Louise Vesth, Bettina Brokemper, Madeleine Ekman, Tomas Eskilsson, Marianne Slot | 
| production:  | Zentropa Entertainments, Memfis Film & TV, Zentropa International Sweden, Slot Machine, Zentropa International Berlin, BIM Distribuzione, Nordisk Film Production A/S, WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE France, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Canal+ | 
| backing:  | Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), MEDIA Programme, Eurimages | 
| distributor:  | Nordisk Film Distribution, Gutek Film, Nordisk Film AB, Imagine, Les Films du Losange, September Film Distribution Netherlands, Curzon Artificial Eye, Concorde Filmverleih, MCF - MegaCom Film, Independenta Film |