Made up of still shots screened in slow motion and renewing pre-existing works of art, Melancholia’s prologue (Von Trier, 2011) is composed of living-paintings. In a psychiatric meaning, melancholy arises from the ideo-motor slowdown of the individual who dwells on the past. This paper offers an analysis of this scene in order to question the melancholic aspect of its living-paintings, according to three elements : the slowdown pictures, the pervasive past, the illustration of the four elements.
CLIL theme: 3157 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Sciences de l'information et de la communication
ISBN:978-2-406-11509-0
EAN:9782406115090
ISSN: 2491-2557
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-11509-0.p.0139
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 04-29-2021
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: tableau vivant, Lars van Trier, cinema, painting, melancholy