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The trailer for Lars von Trier's MELANCHOLIA is launched online today and available to view at www.melancholiathemovie.com. A beautiful movie about the end of the world. MELANCHOLIA is written and directed by von Trier and produced by Meta Louise Foldager and Louise Vesth for Zentropa Entertainments27. Artificial Eye will release in the UK on July 1.

Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland star together with Alexander Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier and Jesper Christensen. The behind-the-scenes team includes award-winning cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro DFF (Reconstruction), production designer Jette Lehmann (Flame and Citron), and costume designer Manon Rasmussen (Dancer in the Dark).

Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth... MELANCHOLIA is a psychological disaster movie from director Lars von Trier.

Executive producers are Peter Aalbaek Jensen and Peter Garde. Co-producers are Lars Jönsson for Memfis Film International, Madeleine Ekman for Zentropa International Sweden, Marianne Slot for Slot Machine / Liberator Productions and Bettina Brokemper for Zentropa International Koln. Additional co-producers are Film i Väst, DR and Arte France Cinema.

MELANCHOLIA will be released in Scandinavia in May. Magnolia Pictures will distribute the film in the USA and Canada.

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For additional information please contact:

Online: Sanam Jehanfard / Oliver Lavery
sanam.jehanfard@premierpr.com / oliver.lavery@premierpr.com

Print / Broadcast: Donna Mills / Sophie Glover
donna.mills@premierpr.com / sophie.glover@premierpr.com

NOTE TO EDITORS:

Lars von Trier - Selected filmography:

Antichrist (2009), Cannes Film Festival (official selection)
Direktøren for det hele (The Boss of It All, 2006), Golden Shell nomination - San Sebastián International Film Festival Manderlay (2005) - Cannes Film Festival (official selection), Toronto International Film Festival (official selection)
De fem benspænd (The Five Obstructions, 2003) - Toronto International Film Festival (official selection), Sundance Film Festival (official selection)
Dogville (2003), Cannes Film Festival (official selection), Toronto International Film Festival (official selection)
Dancer in the Dark (2000), Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival
Idioterne (The Idiots, 1998), Cannes Film Festival (official selection)
Riget II (The Kingdom II, TV, 1997), Venice Film Festival (official selection) Breaking the Waves (1996), Grand Prix - Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (official selection)
Riget I (The Kingdom, TV, 1994) - Best Director - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Europa (1991), Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
Medea (TV, 1988)
Epidemic (1987), Cannes Film Festival (official selection)
Forbrydelsens Element (Element of Crime, 1984), Grand Prix - Cannes Film Festival
Befrielsesbilleder (Pictures of Liberation Images of Relief, 1982), Berlin International Film Festival (official selection)

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