Metaphors don't come balder than the one at the center of Lars von Trier's Melancholia. It's both the emotional state of the protagonist Justine, played by Kirsten Dunst, and also the name of a small ...

Lars von Trier's Melancholia stars Kirsten Dunst as a depressed woman on her wedding day, just before the end of the world. "Melancholia" refers not only to the mood of the film, but to the name of a ...

There will be time to talk at greater length and in greater detail about Lars von Trier’s new film, “Melancholia,” when it goes into theatrical release on November 11. But since it’s playing at the ...