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Melancholia

2011 · Drama · Lars von Trier · 2h 10m

A wedding reception at a country estate falls apart, and a planet is on course to pass very close to Earth. Two halves, one for each sister, and it takes its time.

  • Strongly heavy
  • Strongly character-driven
  • Clearly slow

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