Principal cast
Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård and Cameron Spurr
Film 285 of 307 on the Screen Path
Melancholia
It will change everything.
About the film
Melancholia at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2011 film at stop 285 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Key craft credits
Manuel Alberto Claro (director of photography), Molly Malene Stensgaard (editor), Lars von Trier (screenplay), Jette Lehmann (production design) and Simone Grau Roney (art direction)
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Release
- 2011-03-16
- Runtime
- 136 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Science Fiction
- Country
- Denmark
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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