Melancholia
Release Date
2011
Film Synopsis
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine’s sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth threatening the very existence of humankind...
Photo credit: Magnolia Pictures
Past Programs
2022
The big one: Meteors and Melancholia
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
2023
DART – A successful planetary defense mission
Martha's Vineyard Film Society, Tisbury, MA