In the 1900s, girls from a boarding school in Australia picnic at a haunting rocky outcropping ... and then a few of them vanish. Opening on how the teenage girls are doomed to their pure innocence regardless of the reason for their elimination (The Virgin Suicides), the film moves on to depict how others react to a disaster, solely based on how it affects their own needs (Melancholia). But what captivates throughout the film and lingers on, is its constant hallucinatory sense of mystery, compounded by a hypnotic soundtrack. And the conclusion couldn't be wiser.
PS: They've recently remade this as an episodic TV show (available on Amazon Prime). Don't understand how far you can go with such limited material.
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