Melancholia

In Melancholia, von Trier has created a mission statement of a masterpiece, one that reminds us that nihilism itself can serve as a legitimate form of creation, a means as well as The End.

"Melancholia" is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on depression that is as likely to exasperate as many people as it moves.

Melancholia floats in an air of supernatural malaise and tension, a melancholy mirrored in everything and everyone.

Melancholia will haunt you for days, maybe weeks.

A severe and ecstatic work of art.

No moviemaker I know creates psychodramas so hard to watch and difficult to forget. If we esteem Sylvia Plath, Vincent van Gogh and Samuel Beckett, Von Trier deserves our attention, too.

Though far from Mr. von Trier's best, its power is still undeniable.

This is the greatest movie ever made about depression, full stop.

The journey von Trier has taken to this one immaculate moment has been bold to say the least, but at long last, he has revealed his full ability, and the result is his masterwork.

It's the little moments that annihilate us, every day, every normal day. Days that don't end, days when the end of the world is a comfort that the sick like Justine cannot afford.

A strong central performance from Kirsten Dunst, this is one of the best Lars von Trier films yet made.

Melancholia is not about the end of the world, but the end of a feeling: happiness.