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Quote by Lars von Trier
I like the notion of suffering and of guilt driving melancholy.
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The quote links melancholy with two painful forces: suffering and guilt. It presents sadness not as something unexplained, but as an emotional state that can be driven by pain and by the burden of feeling responsible for something.
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- Festival de Cannes
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- Official Statement
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