Now, I didn’t see Lars Von Trier’s 2009 Antichrist, and to be honest, I am not sure I want to! I would like to see his latest film Melancholia, however. Although it doesn’t appear to be about a more cheerful subject (the end of the world, depression etc.), reviews have raved about Kirsten Dunst’s performance as a manic depressive bride. They have also praised Charlotte’s Gainsbourg’s performance as the bride’s sister.
The film did well at Cannes, despite the furore over Lars Von Trier’s unsettling comments about Hitler, and so everything points to a film worth seeing. It may not be a comforting chick-flick or a rom-com to laugh along to, but it’s probably one of the films to go and see this autumn.