It takes a while to get there. In the film’s first section, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) arrives at the estate owned by her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and Claire’s husband John (Kiefer Sutherland ...

Two sisters, a wedding reception and the end of the world — these are the building blocks of Danish director Lars von Trier's aptly titled Melancholia. The title refers to the state of mind suffered ...