Melancholia' is a new film by Danish filmaker Lars von Trier, well known for his controversial films and statements he has not disappointed with his recent excruciatingly uncomfortable interview at the Cannes Film
Festival which led to him being banned from the festival for the first time. The film itself is still up for all Awards and in the running for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award, although press conferences for the film have been banned.
I'm unsure if this was a publicity stunt or a little theatre from a man unable to eloquently express an opinion without sounding like a Nazi sympathiser! Nonetheless watch out for his new film and its release in Australia as I'm sure it will entertain.
Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg star in the film along with Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Rampling. The film is about two sisters (Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kirsten Dunst) finding difficulty with their relationship while in the meantime a planet begins to collide with the earth. The film sounds less confronting than its predecessor 'Antichrist', a film I have still been unable to bring myself to watch (and one that I think I will pass on).
