Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama “Melancholia” walked away with the top award, European Film 2011, at the 24 th European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday. The flm also won for Best Cinematographer ...

The Danish director's brooding contemplation of the planet's demise is a bit of a bore, writes Todd McCarthy. By Todd McCarthy CANNES — Lars von Trier manages to turn the end of the world into a bit ...

Melancholia‘s plot synopsis: “Justine, a woman suffering from an extreme case of clinical depression, celebrates her marriage with a extravagant reception that is marred bickering family members, ...

Writer and director Lars von Trier has shared his own personal experience with depression with the public, so its not surprising that his newest film, MELANCHOLIA, is such a strong representation of ...

One of the best things a work of art can do is to help us imagine the unimaginable, and “Melancholia” is definitely a work of art. I had read a fair amount about the new movie from Lars von Trier ...

SEVILLE, Spain– Lars von Trier’s end-of-the-world drama “Melancholia” tops nominations for this year’s European Film Awards — Europe’s equivalent of the Oscars — with eight mentions. “Melancholia’s” ...

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2026. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...

As a director who’s done everything from a modern movie opera with Bjork to a Nicole Kidman melodrama played on a bare set, Lars von Trier stands as one of cinema’s leading modernists. One of its most ...

The stunningly beautiful, remarkably powerful film from writer-director Lars Von Trier bears plenty in common with “The Tree of Life,” if “Tree” were an extraordinary vision of flawed human behavior ...

MELANCHOLIA originally reviewed during Fantastic Fest 2011. Writer and director Lars von Trier has shared his own personal experience with depression with the public, so its not surprising that his ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...