Some love him, some hate him, but Lars Von Trier’s movies always get people talking. That’s certainly true of his latest Melancholia, which is out of DVD and Blu-ray on January 23rd. And we’ve got three copies to give away on DVD.
Nominated for the Palme DOr and named best movie of the year at the European Film Awards, Melancholia is an extravagant and beautiful story about the end of the world. It stars Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman, Wimbledon) whose performance won her Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival Charlotte Gainsbourg (The Tree, Antichrist), Kiefer Sutherland (24, The Lost Boys), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood, Straw Dogs), Charlotte Rampling (Never Let Me Go, The Duchess) and John Hurt (Harry Potter, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy).
At a lavish ceremony hosted by her sister (Gainsbourg), the wedding of Justine (Dunst) and her fiancé (Skarsgård) is marred by fractious familial exchanges and Justine’s battle with her own inner demons. Meanwhile, the mysterious planet Melancholia emerges from behind the sun and appears to be headed on an apocalyptic collision course with the Earth. It’s a film that’s both like and unlike anything Von Trier has done before.
If you’d like to try and win one of the three copies of Melancholia on DVD we’ve got to give away, sign in to the site below (or click here to register) and answer the multiple choice question (see below for more details on how to enter). The competition closes on January 30th, so get answering and good luck!