Kirsten Dunst is laid bare in breathtaking scenes from her new film Melancholia

She has been quiet on the career front for the past couple of years but Kirsten Dunst is set to make her big screen return in spectacular fashion next month.

The 28-year-old actress appears completely nude in the newly released trailer for her new film Melancholia, a beautifully shot drama written and directed by controversial Danish film-maker Lars Von Trier.

In the newly released trailer, Kirsten is seen lying naked in rocks next to a river then later in the the short clip being helped into the bath after collapsing on the bathroom floor - again completely nude.

The movie follows the story of Justine, played by Kirsten, as she marries Michael, played by Alexander Skarsgard.

During their wedding the party spots a red star in the sky which ends up being the planet Melencholia, which had been previously hiding behind the sun.

As the evening goes on, Justine begins to question what will happen to them if the world ends as well as her current happiness.

This results in her relationship with her sister Claire, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg, being put to the test.

The move also features Keifer Sutherland, in his first big screen performance since 2008's Mirrors, playing Claire's unusual and prickly husband.

Kirsten, who rose to fame as a child star appearing alongside Brad Pitt in the movie Interview With A Vampire, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe at just 13 years old.

She then made a name for herself in the Spiderman franchise alongside Toby Maguire but has been relatively quiet on the work front since the films third instalment in 2007.

Lars von Trier, the film's director, is known for his controversial use of explicit imagery in mainstream movies and has won several awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Melancholia is released in the U.S. on May 26 2011.