**FILM ONLY REVIEW** This is possibly the worst type of film for someone like me, as I have a minor phobia about the world ending suddenly, something that isn't helped by the misconception that because the Mayan calendar ends in 2012, that the world is set to end this year also. I became aware of the film, Melancholia, as a trailer preceding a Japanese-language showing of 'Arrietty' in Curzon's Soho cinema (a very art-house cinema in London) and from the trailer I could tell that this was a different type of apocalyptic movie to the likes of '2012' and 'The Day after Tomorrow'. Despite my better judgment, I placed this film on my 'Love Film' list ...  Read the complete review

Danish director Lars von Trier has certainly made a name for himself in the film industry as a man not afraid to experiment and push boundaries and to never shy away from difficult subjects with his own creative, unflinchingly brutal yet often beautiful style. The common factor with his films such as Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Manderlay and Antichrist is people will either love or hate them, but regardless of which, will probably talk about them for hours afterwards to unpick the complexity of each story. Melancholia (2011) is a strangely compelling film that could well leave you stunned at the end of it all. The premise is that a planet, ...  Read the complete review

Kirsten Dunst's Cannes Best Actress Award winning performance in Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" is certainly worth a look, even if the Danish director frequently causing trouble and stirring up controversies (the latest one being von Trier admitting that he understands Hitler which invited all sorts of criticism from international press) is not greatly to your liking. His films are depressing, and almost always see victimised women getting into unimaginably difficult situations through very little fault of their own. A rule to which "Melancholia" is no exception. This time, the world is ending, and not in the metaphorical way. Life on Earth will ...  Read the complete review

Every now and then, you see a film that you just can't stop thinking about. For days afterwards, you find yourself haunted by how beautiful or thought provoking it was and you seek out other people who have seen it so you can talk at length about it. Melancholia is one of those films. I went to see it at the cinema last Monday without having any idea whatsoever what it was about. My boyfriend and I went to the cinema just for something to do and so decided to go and see whatever film started the earliest after us arriving. Although he knew that it was a Lars von Trier film he was also in the dark as to the film's plot, which is an ideal way to go and see a ...  Read the complete review

Star - Kirsten Dunst Genre - Drama County - USA Certificate - 15 Run Time - 136 minutes Blockbusters - £3 per night Amazon - £.00 DVD (£Blue Ray) ------------------------------------------------ I'm a big fan of Lars Von Trier, his interesting stripped down style of filmmaking, known as 'Dogme95', allowing the director to really get to grips with the vulnerability of people and to dissect that human condition on film like a skilled surgeon, Italian For Beginners a must see, but a director less celebrated by the mainstream punters and studios because he refuses to be commercial. Although Melancholia breaks most of those ...  Read the complete review