No moviemaker I know creates psychodramas so hard to watch and difficult to forget. If we esteem Sylvia Plath, Vincent van Gogh and Samuel Beckett, Von Trier deserves our attention, too.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
22 Nov 2011
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A severe and ecstatic work of art.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Nov 2011
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Melancholia will haunt you for days, maybe weeks.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
23 Nov 2011
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Melancholia floats in an air of supernatural malaise and tension, a melancholy mirrored in everything and everyone.
– Christine Champ,
Film.com,
29 Nov 2011
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"Melancholia" is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on depression that is as likely to exasperate as many people as it moves.