The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

琵裘‧虹卡莎羅Pirjo HONKASALO
2004
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Sweden
106min
B&W, Colour
  • 35mm

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

Synopsis

The Chechen war is the setting for the film. The inability of adults to resolve the war gives rise to a generation upon whom hatred has been visited like the issue of a deity incarnate. Children have taken on a burden of hatred, which they believe springs from within. There is no need to seek its causes. The transposed hatred casts a pall to the depths of their minds; they are accompanied throughout their lives by an inexplicable melancholia and sudden outbursts of rage.

Festivals & Awards
2004 OCIC Award, Venice Film Festival
2005 In competition, Sundance Film Festival
Director's Profile
Pirjo HONKASALO