Felicia is joined by Jeanmarie Vargas to discuss the concept of inherent depression through Lars von Trier’s Melancholia (2011).

We chat about Lars von Trier’s desire to break down his own battles with depression through these characters, along with the importance of Wagner in his work.

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The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke 2001)

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Sources:
https://thereveal.substack.com/p/melancholia-at-10-a-decade-of-waiting

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210512-is-melancholia-the-greatest-film-about-depression-ever-made

https://flipscreened.com/2021/05/04/melancholia-2011-and-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-planet/

https://charlieceratops.medium.com/the-devastating-beauty-of-melancholia-2011-fb898b41ec85

http://www.cinemablography.org/the-existential-philosophy-of-melancholia.html

https://disobedientsounds.com/2021/04/29/melancholia-and-the-infinite-sadness/

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2024/film-and-the-nonhuman/is-the-earth-fucked-lars-von-triers-melancholia-2011-albrecht-durers-melencolia-1-1514/

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2011/feature-articles/the-lonely-planet-lars-von-triers-melancholia/

Outro Song:
Credits (Tristan and Isolde) by Richard Wagner and City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Films Mentioned:

The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke 2001)

Antichrist (Lars von Trier 2009)

Nymphomaniac (Lars von Trier 2013)

Dimension (Lars von Trier 2010)

The Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky 1975)

Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman 1972)

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