This is an introduction to a new type of post for the site, "Shots." Each "Shots" post will focus on important images in a specific film. While re watching a film (I will not do a "shots" post for a film on my first viewing, as I need to be familiar with it in order to pick and choose what images are important) I will pause, bring up relevant subtitles and screen shot images that are crucial to the film as a cinematic work of art. After narrowing down the many "shots" of the film, I will put them together in a photo gallery. Enjoy and engage!
"Melancholia" is one of the more beautifully photographed films of the past few years, so naturally it was an easy first choice for the series. Released in 2011 and directed by Lars von Trier, the film is a portrait of depression. It parallels the depressed with the mentally stable and then adds in a coming disaster to test the sides. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) plays the depressed here, while her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is, in a general sense, normal. The film follows the pair through Justine's wedding night and the coming of a planet on a possible collision course with Earth.
Here are the images of "Melancholia":
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