Melancholia
Film2011135 min

Melancholia

Taste attributes: dramascience fictiondisasterweddingfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Enjoy it while it lasts"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, moving sci-fi film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Kirsten DunstCharlotte GainsbourgKiefer SutherlandCharlotte RamplingJohn Hurt

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2011
Runtime
135 min
Status
Released
Studio
ARTE France Cinéma
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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