Dunst wins (?) role in Lars Von Trier's latest

She's the latest to be humiliated by the angsty auteur.

April 19, 2010 at 8:19PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

He sold Emily Watson into prostitution in "Breaking the Waves," gave Bjork the death penalty in "Dancer in the Dark," subjected Nicole Kidman to gang rape in "Dogville" and persuaded Charlotte Gainsbourg to mutilate herself with scissors in "Antichrist." Shouldn't actresses be lining up to work with Lars von Trier? The latest is Kirsten Dunst, who will star in the melancholy Dane's aptly titled "Melancholia." It's billed as a "psychological drama/disaster movie." With Von Trier, there's no other kind.

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Cynthia Dickison is a features designer. She is a St. Paul native and graduate of the University of Minnesota. She has worked at the Star Tribune since 1978, starting on the copy desk. Dickison has worked in every department — news, sports, features, even a short stint on the business cover.

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