First announced back in the fall of 2021, one of our most-anticipated films in development is The End, a narrative feature from The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence director Joshua Oppenheimer. Starring Tilda Swinton and George MacKay, it’s described as a “Golden Age musical about the last human family,” and now with production getting underway in Ireland, we have more new details about the project.
“I’m the mother in basically the richest family on the planet. The father has been at the forefront of engineering the destruction of the biosphere, and they’ve lived for the last 20-something years in a bunker underneath Middle America, which is like Versailles,” Swinton told W Magazine, while also revealing at her SXSW keynote last weekend she’s headed from Austin to Dublin to begin production.
Courtesy of the production company’s site, it’s also been revealed that cinematographer...
“I’m the mother in basically the richest family on the planet. The father has been at the forefront of engineering the destruction of the biosphere, and they’ve lived for the last 20-something years in a bunker underneath Middle America, which is like Versailles,” Swinton told W Magazine, while also revealing at her SXSW keynote last weekend she’s headed from Austin to Dublin to begin production.
Courtesy of the production company’s site, it’s also been revealed that cinematographer...
- 3/21/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Birthe Neumann as Karen Blixen with Thorkild Bjørnvig (Simon Bennebjerg) in The Pact, Bille August’s elegant take on creation and destruction.
Karen Blixen herself, if you take her word for it, had made a deal with the devil in exchange for the power to tell tales. In Bille August’s The Pact (Pagten), co-written with Christian Torpe and based on the memoir by Thorkild Bjørnvig, starring Birthe Neumann as Blixen, opposite Simon Bennebjerg as Bjørnvig, she tests her own devilishness, and yet remains always very human. Blixen’s Seven Gothic Tales and Out Of Africa, plus Sydney Pollack’s film version of the latter with Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Klaus Maria Brandauer may float in and out of our memory while watching the machinations of mutual manipulation unfold.
Bille August with Anne-Katrin Titze on Karen Blixen: “Doing this film I was trying to understand how she worked as a storyteller,...
Karen Blixen herself, if you take her word for it, had made a deal with the devil in exchange for the power to tell tales. In Bille August’s The Pact (Pagten), co-written with Christian Torpe and based on the memoir by Thorkild Bjørnvig, starring Birthe Neumann as Blixen, opposite Simon Bennebjerg as Bjørnvig, she tests her own devilishness, and yet remains always very human. Blixen’s Seven Gothic Tales and Out Of Africa, plus Sydney Pollack’s film version of the latter with Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Klaus Maria Brandauer may float in and out of our memory while watching the machinations of mutual manipulation unfold.
Bille August with Anne-Katrin Titze on Karen Blixen: “Doing this film I was trying to understand how she worked as a storyteller,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" (I know, he's the most hated director right now, but the film was great!) was the big winner at the 2011 European Film Awards. The film took home the Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design awards.
Tilda Swinton won Best Actress for "We Need to Talk About Kevin" while Colin Firth added another Best Actor award under his belt for "The King's Speech." The Oscar Best Picture winner also won the Best Editing and People's Choice awards.
Here's the full list of the winners of the 2011 European Film Award:
European Film 2011
Melancholia Dir. Lars von Trier
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King's Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike
Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2011
Manuel Alberto Claro...
Tilda Swinton won Best Actress for "We Need to Talk About Kevin" while Colin Firth added another Best Actor award under his belt for "The King's Speech." The Oscar Best Picture winner also won the Best Editing and People's Choice awards.
Here's the full list of the winners of the 2011 European Film Award:
European Film 2011
Melancholia Dir. Lars von Trier
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King's Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike
Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2011
Manuel Alberto Claro...
- 12/11/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
One of the most overlooked films of the year is finally getting some recognition. We loved it at Sundance and then again, as we gave it another look with its limited theatrical release, but it seems to have mostly exited theaters. Paddy Considine‘s Tyrannosaur, along with Lars von Trier‘s Melancholia, have each received their well-deserved due, with the latter taking the top prize at the European Film Awards and the former grabbing top honors at the British Independent Film Award Winners.
At the indie awards, Richard Ayoade took home the best screenplay award for the wonderful Submarine, likely one of the only awards this under-appreciated gem will get. It is also nice to see Senna get best documentary after the Academy Awards snubbed it on their shortlist. As for the Euro awards, The King’s Speech received the most recognition along with Melancholia. There wasn’t anything too...
At the indie awards, Richard Ayoade took home the best screenplay award for the wonderful Submarine, likely one of the only awards this under-appreciated gem will get. It is also nice to see Senna get best documentary after the Academy Awards snubbed it on their shortlist. As for the Euro awards, The King’s Speech received the most recognition along with Melancholia. There wasn’t anything too...
- 12/4/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The King’s Speech, Melancholia, and the other winners of the 2011 European Film Awards have been announced. The 24th Annual European Film Awards were presented “by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors.”
The full listing of the 2011 European Film Awards winners is below.
European Film 2011
Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
Written and Directed by: Lars von Trier; Produced by: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for Hævnen (In a Better World)
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike)
Carlo Di Palma European...
The full listing of the 2011 European Film Awards winners is below.
European Film 2011
Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
Written and Directed by: Lars von Trier; Produced by: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for Hævnen (In a Better World)
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike)
Carlo Di Palma European...
- 12/4/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
While American film critics circles orgs and associations prep their year end "best" reveals, let's hop overseas for a moment. The European Film Awards were held in Berlin, Germany yesterday. It was a very good day to be Danish.
Though Mads Mikkelsen (left) is often seen in American and British films he frequently headlines Danish films too and was honored with a world cinema tribute. Lars von Trier, the maddest prince of Denmark since Hamlet, won the top prize for Melancholia. Though von Trier lost Best Director, he lost it to fellow Dane Susanne Bier who recently also won the Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film, In A Better World.) All three were born within a nine year span in Copenhagen!
Film Melancholia (Lars von Trier)
Documentary Pina (Wim Wenders)
Animated Feature Chico & Rita (Tono Erranda, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba)
European Achievement World Cinema Mads Mikkelsen
Lifetime Achievement Stephen Frears
Director Susanne Bier,...
Though Mads Mikkelsen (left) is often seen in American and British films he frequently headlines Danish films too and was honored with a world cinema tribute. Lars von Trier, the maddest prince of Denmark since Hamlet, won the top prize for Melancholia. Though von Trier lost Best Director, he lost it to fellow Dane Susanne Bier who recently also won the Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film, In A Better World.) All three were born within a nine year span in Copenhagen!
Film Melancholia (Lars von Trier)
Documentary Pina (Wim Wenders)
Animated Feature Chico & Rita (Tono Erranda, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba)
European Achievement World Cinema Mads Mikkelsen
Lifetime Achievement Stephen Frears
Director Susanne Bier,...
- 12/4/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The 24th Annual European Film Awards were announced during a ceremony in Berlin Saturday night and Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia" dominated the show winning three awards including European Film (best film), European Cinematographer (Manuel Alberto Claro) and European Production Designer (Jette Lehmann). Unlike the BAFTAs which feature a cross section of Academy and U.S. guild members, the European Film Awards have little connection or relevance to the U.S. awards season. 2,400 members vote on the awards and the last three European Film Award winners included "The Ghost Writer," "The White Ribbon" and "Gmorrah." The latter wasn't even nominated for foreign language film and "White...
- 12/4/2011
- Hitfix
The European Film Awards winners have little influence if none on the award ceremonies stateside, but it’s still interesting to note the differences between the European picks and those by the Americans. Tonight the award ceremony presented their winners and Melancholia tied Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech as the big winners, each taking three awards. I’m not sure why The King’s Speech qualifies as a 2011 contender, considering it was released in the UK before it ever hit North American shores in 2010, but the same can be asked about Susanne Bier’s In A Better World.
Below is the complete list of winners.
Via THR
European Film 2011
Melancholia Dir. Lars von Trier
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne...
Below is the complete list of winners.
Via THR
European Film 2011
Melancholia Dir. Lars von Trier
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
European Actress 2011
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
European Screenwriter 2011
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne...
- 12/4/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Alexander Skarsgård, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia Lars von Trier may have made some new enemies at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but he surely still has a number of friends and admirers at the European Film Academy. Von Trier's apocalyptic family drama Melancholia, starring Efa Best Actress nominees Kirsten Dunst (now also a German citizen) and Charlotte Gainsbourg, was the Best Film winner at the 2011 European Film Awards, held in Berlin this evening. Melancholia also won Efa Awards for Best Cinematography (Manuel Alberto Claro) and Best Production Design (Jette Lehmann). [Full list of 2011 European Film Award winners.] "I don't have a message from Lars for you because he has stopped making public statements. I can't imagine why," said one of Melancholia's producers while accepting the award. Von Trier's "I feel for Hitler" joke at a press conference in Cannes was perceived as anti-Semitic by some. As a result, the director was officially banned from the festival.
- 12/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The film to beat at the European Film Awards, "Melanchola," took home the top prize Saturday in Berlin. Lars von Trier was not present when his film won, as the eccentric director has stopped making public statements since his series of gaffes earlier this year.
"Melancholia"'s frontrunner status was hinted at during the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At one point, host Anke Engelke walked on stage in a wedding dress in slow motion, alluding to Kirsten Dunst's character in the film. "Melancholia" was up for eight awards but went home with three, also taking cinematography (Manuel Alberto Claro) and production design (Jette Lehmann). The film came up short a win for director, which went to Susanne Bier for "In a Better World," the best foreign film winner at the Oscars earlier this year.
Other notable wins included best actor, going to Colin Firth for "The King's Speech.
"Melancholia"'s frontrunner status was hinted at during the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At one point, host Anke Engelke walked on stage in a wedding dress in slow motion, alluding to Kirsten Dunst's character in the film. "Melancholia" was up for eight awards but went home with three, also taking cinematography (Manuel Alberto Claro) and production design (Jette Lehmann). The film came up short a win for director, which went to Susanne Bier for "In a Better World," the best foreign film winner at the Oscars earlier this year.
Other notable wins included best actor, going to Colin Firth for "The King's Speech.
- 12/4/2011
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia Melancholia Tops European Film Awards, Lars von Trier Bypassed, Colin Firth Beats Jean Dujardin Lars Von Trier/Melancholia Dominate European Film Awards European Film 2011 The Artist, France Written & Directed By: Michel Hazanavicius Produced By: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat Le Gamin Au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy Written & Directed By: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Produced By: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd & Andrea Occhipinti HÆVNEN (In a Better World), Denmark Directed By: Susanne Bier Written By: Anders Thomas Jensen Produced By: Sisse Graum Jørgensen The King's Speech, UK Directed By: Tom Hooper Written By: David Seidler Produced By: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin Le Havre, Finland/France/Germany Written & Directed By: Aki Kaurismäki Produced By: Aki Kaurismäki & Karl Baumgartner * Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany Written & Directed By: Lars von Trier Produced By: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth European Director 2011 * Susanne Bier for...
- 12/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The European Film Awards were bestowed in Berlin after being voted upon by 2,500 members. Best Film "Melancholia" (Denmark, Sweden/France/Germany) Best Director Susanne Bier, "In a Better World" Best Actress Tilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" Best Actor Colin Firth, "The King's Speech" Best Screenwriter Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, "The Kid with a Bike" Best Cinematography Manuel Alberto Claro, "Melancholia" Best Film Editing Tariq Anwar, "The King's Speech" Best Production Design Jette Lehmann, "Melancholia" Best Composer Ludovic Bource, "The Artist" European Discovery "Oxygen" by Hans Van Nuffel (Belgium/theNetherlands) Best Documentary "Pix Arte: Pina" by Wim Wenders, Germany Best Animated Film "Chico & Rita" by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando...
- 12/3/2011
- Gold Derby
Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama “Melancholia” walked away with the top award, European Film 2011, at the 24th European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday. The flm also won for Best Cinematographer (Manuel Alberto Claro) and Production Designer (Jette Lehmann). It topped a field of nominees that included the 2010 Oscar Best Picture winner, "The King's Speech," which was released in 2011 in Europe. That latter film's star, Oscar-winner Colin Firth, did win the award for Best European Actor. Tilda Swinton, who lost the Cannes Film Festival best actress award to "Melancholia"...
- 12/3/2011
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Lars von Trier’s end-of-the-world opus Melancholia dominated the 2011 European Film Awards, taking home three prizes, including Best Film. The controversial von Trier lost the Best Director prize to protégé Susanne Bier for In a Better World, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film last February.
Speaking of the last Oscars, Best Picture winner The King’s Speech still isn’t finished taking home prizes: Colin Firth won best actor, and Tariq Anwar took home best editing for the perpetual awards circuit darling. Tilda Swinton, meanwhile, won best actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin. Check...
Speaking of the last Oscars, Best Picture winner The King’s Speech still isn’t finished taking home prizes: Colin Firth won best actor, and Tariq Anwar took home best editing for the perpetual awards circuit darling. Tilda Swinton, meanwhile, won best actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin. Check...
- 12/3/2011
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
The live stream of the European Film Awards from Berlin this evening was pretty spotty, but a few fine moments came through, particularly the moment when a special honorary award was inaugurated and presented to a very surprised Michel Piccoli by Volker Schlöndorff and Bruno Ganz.
Another special award was given to producer Mariela Besuievski, Stellan Skarsgård presented the European Achievement in World Cinema Award to Mads Mikkelsen, and Stephen Frears received this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.
The full list of winners and nominees:
European Film 2011: Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
Written and Directed by Lars von Trier
Produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth.
Also nominated:
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Produced by Thomas Langmann and Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne,...
Another special award was given to producer Mariela Besuievski, Stellan Skarsgård presented the European Achievement in World Cinema Award to Mads Mikkelsen, and Stephen Frears received this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.
The full list of winners and nominees:
European Film 2011: Melancholia, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
Written and Directed by Lars von Trier
Produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth.
Also nominated:
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Produced by Thomas Langmann and Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne,...
- 12/3/2011
- MUBI
Berlin -- Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama Melancholia blew them away at the 24th European Film Awards, Europe's version of the Oscars, taking home three trophies, including best film. "I don't have a message from Lars for you because he has stopped making public statements. I can't imagine why," said one of Melancholia's producers as she accepted the honor on von Trier's behalf, making reference to the director's infamous pro-Hitler quips in Cannes this year. Melancholia's cameraman Manuel Alberto Claro got the best cinematography nod for his hypnotic lensing of earth's final days and production designer Jette Lehmann won
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- 12/3/2011
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Melancholia, The Artist, Le Havre and the other nominations for the 2011 European Film Awards have been announced. The 24th Annual European Film Awards are presented “by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors.” This year’s European Film Awards “ceremony will be held on December 3, 2011 in Berlin’s Tempodrom near Potsdamer Platz.”
The full listing of the 2011 European Film Awards nominations is below.
European Film 2011
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius; Produced by: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne; Produced by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd & Andrea Occhipinti
Hævnen (In a Better World), Denmark...
The full listing of the 2011 European Film Awards nominations is below.
European Film 2011
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius; Produced by: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne; Produced by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd & Andrea Occhipinti
Hævnen (In a Better World), Denmark...
- 11/6/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Lars von Trier’s Melancholia leads the nomination race for the 24th European Film Awards with 7 nominations in various categories including Best European Film and Best European Director.
The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on December 3, 2011.
The complete list of nominees:
European Film 2011
The Artist
The Kid With A Bike
In A Better World
The King’s Speech
Le Havre
Melancholia
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike
Aki Kaurismäki for Le Havre
Béla Tarr for The Turin Horse
Lars von Trier for Melancholia
European Actress 2011
Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia
Cécile de France in The Kid with a Bike
Charlotte Gainsbourg in Melancholia
Nadezhda Markina in Elena
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Jean Dujardin in The Artist
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
Mikael Persbrandt in In A Better World...
The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on December 3, 2011.
The complete list of nominees:
European Film 2011
The Artist
The Kid With A Bike
In A Better World
The King’s Speech
Le Havre
Melancholia
European Director 2011
Susanne Bier for In a Better World
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Kid with a Bike
Aki Kaurismäki for Le Havre
Béla Tarr for The Turin Horse
Lars von Trier for Melancholia
European Actress 2011
Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia
Cécile de France in The Kid with a Bike
Charlotte Gainsbourg in Melancholia
Nadezhda Markina in Elena
Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
European Actor 2011
Jean Dujardin in The Artist
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
Mikael Persbrandt in In A Better World...
- 11/6/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
"Melancholia" is the film to beat at this year's European Film Awards, which announced its nominated films Saturday at the Seville European Film Festival. The Lars von Trier film leads the pack with eight nominations including best film, best director, two best actress nods for Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and best screenwriter. Following "Melancholia" -- all with half the number of noms it earned -- are Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech," Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," Aki Kaurismaki's "Le Havre," Susanne Bier's "In a Better World" and Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne's "The Kid with a Bike." "The King's Speech" and "In a Better World" won best picture and best foreign film, respectively, at the Academy Awards this year.
Whether "Melancholia" will get as much love outside of Europe remains to be seen, when it opens in the U.S. in limited release on Nov. 11. The film,...
Whether "Melancholia" will get as much love outside of Europe remains to be seen, when it opens in the U.S. in limited release on Nov. 11. The film,...
- 11/5/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"Lars von Trier's Melancholia led the 24th European Film Award nominations, which were announced this morning," reports indieWIRE's Peter Knegt. "The film took 8 nominations including best film, director, screenplay and a double nominations for best actress with Kirsten Dunst [who, of course, won Best Actress in Cannes] and Charlotte Gainsbourg." Peruse the full list below and note that the list of nominees for European Film 2011 is identical to the one for European Director 2011 — except that Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) has been switched out for Béla Tarr, whose The Turin Horse also scores nominations for cinematographer Fred Kelemen and composer Mihály Vig.
European Film 2011
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Produced by Thomas Langmann and Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd and Andrea Occhipinti
Haeven (In a Better World...
European Film 2011
The Artist, France
Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Produced by Thomas Langmann and Emmanuel Montamat
Le Gamin au Velo (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Produced by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd and Andrea Occhipinti
Haeven (In a Better World...
- 11/5/2011
- MUBI
Here is a new international trailer for Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, and an older trailer from a few months ago I just found as well. In the sci-fi/psychological drama another planet that is going to collide with the Earth, but at the same time it also revolves around a wedding and the lives and relationships of certain people. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgard and Udo Kier.
If anything, a Lars von Trier movie will surprise you (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Antichrist), so I do look forward to seeing Melancholia even if it does seem more mainstream than his previous works. The film premiered in May 2011 at the 64th Cannes Film Festival where Kirsten Dunst received the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Actress Award for her performance.
Here’s the press release, which includes a synopsis and...
If anything, a Lars von Trier movie will surprise you (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Antichrist), so I do look forward to seeing Melancholia even if it does seem more mainstream than his previous works. The film premiered in May 2011 at the 64th Cannes Film Festival where Kirsten Dunst received the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Actress Award for her performance.
Here’s the press release, which includes a synopsis and...
- 8/29/2011
- by Graham
- City of Films
Source: FilmShaft - New International Poster For Lars von Trier’s Melancholia Plus Stills
A brand new international poster for Lars von Trier's eagerly anticipated drama, Melancholia, has been put online. The Danish auteur has attracted a great cast including Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Udo Kier and Stellan Skarsgård for what has been often described as a "psychological disaster film".
The poster looks to have taken its inspiration from a book jacket and is a classy affair. The stills themselves are gorgeous and very Scandinavian looking. This should be a treat after the horror of AntiChrist.
Synopsis:
Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland star together with Alexander Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier and Jesper Christensen. The behind-the-scenes team includes award-winning cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro Dff (Reconstruction), production designer Jette Lehmann (Flame and Citron), and costume designer Manon Rasmussen (Dancer in the Dark...
A brand new international poster for Lars von Trier's eagerly anticipated drama, Melancholia, has been put online. The Danish auteur has attracted a great cast including Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Udo Kier and Stellan Skarsgård for what has been often described as a "psychological disaster film".
The poster looks to have taken its inspiration from a book jacket and is a classy affair. The stills themselves are gorgeous and very Scandinavian looking. This should be a treat after the horror of AntiChrist.
Synopsis:
Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland star together with Alexander Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier and Jesper Christensen. The behind-the-scenes team includes award-winning cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro Dff (Reconstruction), production designer Jette Lehmann (Flame and Citron), and costume designer Manon Rasmussen (Dancer in the Dark...
- 4/28/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
The trailer made its debut last week (see it Melancholia Trailer) and now Lars von Trier's next magnum opus will open in the UK from 30th September. Melancholia will be receiving its world premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival next month, which means Lars will be making the trip to the fest in his camper van. He's scared of flying, apparently.
So will Melancholia cause outrage on the Croisette like Antichrist did? Who knows. Von Trier announced at the pre-shoot press conference there would be "no more happy endings!" He's such a joker. Expect this to polarise opinion just like all his other films.
Press release:
Artificial Eye will release Lars von Trier's Melancholia on 30 September. A beautiful movie about the end of the world, Melancholia is written and directed by von Trier and produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth for Zentropa Entertainments27. Melancholia will...
So will Melancholia cause outrage on the Croisette like Antichrist did? Who knows. Von Trier announced at the pre-shoot press conference there would be "no more happy endings!" He's such a joker. Expect this to polarise opinion just like all his other films.
Press release:
Artificial Eye will release Lars von Trier's Melancholia on 30 September. A beautiful movie about the end of the world, Melancholia is written and directed by von Trier and produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth for Zentropa Entertainments27. Melancholia will...
- 4/19/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
"No more happy endings!" Lars von Trier announced at the pre-production press conference for Melancholia. Of course such statements are part and parcel of the Danish director's schtick, which only serves to make us all laugh and await the next film.
The debut trailer for his latest work should be called a disasterpiece given that it's a story centred on the destruction of our planet. It was launched today via the official website. Melancholia will be having its world premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival next month.
Along with the trailer we've got the UK press release with info on the plot, its UK release date and distribution details. Can't wait for this one.
London, 8 April 2011 - The trailer for Lars von Trier's Melancholia is launched online today and available to view at http://www.melancholiathemovie.com. A beautiful movie about the end of the world. Melancholia is...
The debut trailer for his latest work should be called a disasterpiece given that it's a story centred on the destruction of our planet. It was launched today via the official website. Melancholia will be having its world premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival next month.
Along with the trailer we've got the UK press release with info on the plot, its UK release date and distribution details. Can't wait for this one.
London, 8 April 2011 - The trailer for Lars von Trier's Melancholia is launched online today and available to view at http://www.melancholiathemovie.com. A beautiful movie about the end of the world. Melancholia is...
- 4/8/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
It's been 2 1/2 years since October Films released the first four parts of Danish auteur Lars von Trier's TV production "The Kingdom". Running nearly five hours, the overwrought creep show about a haunted hospital was barely endurable as a theatrical attraction, and it left the stolosangeles2ry hanging.
A sort of "Twin Peaks" meets "ER" -- but not nearly as well-written as either show -- "The Kingdom II" (Parts 5-8) is another 4 1/2 hours of von Trier's thoroughly commercial material that refuses to resolve anything in an increasingly annoying fashion.
Basically, the spirit-infested Copenhagen hospital where the story takes place has few rational or completely sane people among the doctors, "consultants," workers and patients. Built on the site of a swamp, the hospital is threatened by an evil force, one of several cryptic dangers facing the large cast.
Although no character is central, Swedish doctor Stig Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Jaregard) becomes a monstrous presence, with his conscious and unconscious evildoing. One of his victims is nearly invincible old Mrs. Drusse (Kirsten Rolffes), a clairvoyant who almost dies and actually communicates with ghosts.
Everyone is a little crazy, and unbelievable events are straightforwardly presented, including the abnormally rapid growth of a baby. One character is poisoned and pronounced dead, and the body is nearly incinerated, but he comes back.
Grotesque and endless, "The Kingdom II" is meant to be taken in smaller doses, with a little time passing between watching the roughly one-hour segments. Of course, just when disaster looms, the story stops and devilish von Trier himself informs us we'll have to wait to see what happens next.
THE KINGDOM II
October Films
Zentropa Entertainment
and DR TV, Danish Broadcasting Corp.
Directors: Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred
Screenwriters: Lars von Trier, Niels Vorsel
Producers: Vibeke Windelov,
Svend Abrahamsen
Director of photography: Eric Kress
Art directors: Jette Lehmann,
Hans Christian Lindholm
Editors: Molly Malene Stensgaard,
Pernille Bech Christensen
Music: Joachim Holbek
Color/stereo
Cast:
Stig Helmer: Ernst-Hugo Jaregard
Mrs. Drusse: Kirsten Rolffes
Dr. Moesgaard: Holger Juul Hansen
Krogen: Soren Pilmark
Rigmor: Ghita Norby
Bulder: Jens Okking
Dishwasher 1: Vita Jensen
Dishwasher 2: Morten Rotne Leffers
Running time -- 270 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A sort of "Twin Peaks" meets "ER" -- but not nearly as well-written as either show -- "The Kingdom II" (Parts 5-8) is another 4 1/2 hours of von Trier's thoroughly commercial material that refuses to resolve anything in an increasingly annoying fashion.
Basically, the spirit-infested Copenhagen hospital where the story takes place has few rational or completely sane people among the doctors, "consultants," workers and patients. Built on the site of a swamp, the hospital is threatened by an evil force, one of several cryptic dangers facing the large cast.
Although no character is central, Swedish doctor Stig Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Jaregard) becomes a monstrous presence, with his conscious and unconscious evildoing. One of his victims is nearly invincible old Mrs. Drusse (Kirsten Rolffes), a clairvoyant who almost dies and actually communicates with ghosts.
Everyone is a little crazy, and unbelievable events are straightforwardly presented, including the abnormally rapid growth of a baby. One character is poisoned and pronounced dead, and the body is nearly incinerated, but he comes back.
Grotesque and endless, "The Kingdom II" is meant to be taken in smaller doses, with a little time passing between watching the roughly one-hour segments. Of course, just when disaster looms, the story stops and devilish von Trier himself informs us we'll have to wait to see what happens next.
THE KINGDOM II
October Films
Zentropa Entertainment
and DR TV, Danish Broadcasting Corp.
Directors: Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred
Screenwriters: Lars von Trier, Niels Vorsel
Producers: Vibeke Windelov,
Svend Abrahamsen
Director of photography: Eric Kress
Art directors: Jette Lehmann,
Hans Christian Lindholm
Editors: Molly Malene Stensgaard,
Pernille Bech Christensen
Music: Joachim Holbek
Color/stereo
Cast:
Stig Helmer: Ernst-Hugo Jaregard
Mrs. Drusse: Kirsten Rolffes
Dr. Moesgaard: Holger Juul Hansen
Krogen: Soren Pilmark
Rigmor: Ghita Norby
Bulder: Jens Okking
Dishwasher 1: Vita Jensen
Dishwasher 2: Morten Rotne Leffers
Running time -- 270 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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