---
title: 'Melancholia (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lars von Trier'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/melancholia-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527186/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Melancholia (2011)

2011 · R · 130 min · Drama, Science Fiction · Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden


## Synopsis

Melancholia is a 2011 science fiction drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland, with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. The film's story revolves around two sisters, one of whom marries just before a rogue planet is about to collide with Earth. Melancholia is the second film in von Trier's unofficially titled Depression Trilogy. It was preceded in 2009 by Antichrist and followed by Nymphomaniac in 2013.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- **Screenplay:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wagner)
- **Producer:** [Louise Vesth](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-vesth), [Meta Louise Foldager](https://cinepixo.com/people/meta-louise-foldager)
- **Director of Photography:** [Manuel Alberto Claro](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-alberto-claro)
- **Editor:** [Molly Malene Stensgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-malene-stensgaard)

## Cast

- [Gary Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-whitaker)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt)
- [Kiefer Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiefer-sutherland)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Charlotte Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-gainsbourg)
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [Alexander Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-skarsgard)
- [Brady Corbet](https://cinepixo.com/people/brady-corbet)
- [Charlotta Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotta-miller)
- [Stellan Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/stellan-skarsgard)
- [Kirsten Dunst](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-dunst)

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Official site: http://www.melancholiathemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/melancholia-2011
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