Trailer: Lars von Trier's Melancholia

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This trailer for Melancholia, the next film by Danish provocateur Lars von Trier, looks fascinating. The movie has an apocalyptic backdrop, over which it appears to address familial stress and the finiteness of love. Von Trier tends to address hidden corruptions in the human soul and Melancholia is not a departure from that theme. Von Trier's movies are also gorgeous, due in large part to his collaboration with cinematographer Anthony Dod Manalt (of Slumdog Millionaire Fame). If any of you haven't seen his works, I'd suggest you start with either Dogville or Antichrist, though the latter will probably disturb you and keep you up at night (but hey, who doesn't want to be disturbed into sleeplessness every once in a while?).

Melancholia is set to premiere at Cannes. Magnolia is handling the U.S. distribution, but no release date has been announced.