melancholia
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The only sliver of hope — the only thing that stops "Greenland" from essentially becoming a Barstool-friendly "Melancholia" remake — is the special alert that John gets on his phone.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2020
In “Melancholia,” the movie, the planet Melancholia crashes into Earth with the strains of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” blaring out the sensation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2020
Since PBF, Gurewitch has shifted his focus to film and TV, and he published a Kickstarter book called Notes on a Case of Melancholia, Or: A Little Death that pays homage to Edward Gorey.
From The Verge • Feb. 14, 2020
But Game of Thrones didn’t get its reputation for narrative cruelty for no reason, and if you were expecting a happy ending, you probably should have watched Melancholia.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019
It helpeth the blacke and yellow Jaundisse, and the evill, which is accompanied with strange feare and excessive sadnesse without any evident occasion, or necessary cause, called Melancholia Hypochondriaca.
From Spadacrene Anglica The English Spa Fountain by Rutherford, James
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