DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.

Special features: about Melancholia ; the universe ; the visual style ; visual effects ; HDNet: a look at Melancholia ; theatrical trailers.

Director of photography, Manuel Alberto Claro ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Hjorth ; editor, Molly Malene Stensgaard.

Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Kiefer Sutherland.

"Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgåard) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth threatening the very existence of humankind"--Container.

MPAA rating: R; for some graphic nudity, sexual content and language.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; Closed-captioned.

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (USA), 2012: won Best Actress (Kiirsten Dunst)

Bodil Awards (Dennmark), 2012: won Best Film

Cannes Film Festival (France), 2011: won Best Actress (Dunst)

Robert Festival (Danish Film Academy, Dennmark), 2012: won Best Film ; Best Actress (Dunst) ; Best Supporting Actress (Charlotte Gainsbourg) ; Best Director (Lars von Trier) ; Best Cinematography ; Best Screenplay (von Trier) ; and four additional awards.