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Production Year: 2003 - Drama - Director: Lars Von Trier - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Set in the 1930s during the Depression in the Rocky Mountains, DOGVILLE is Lars von Trier's comment on Americana and his uniquely perverse view of small town life. With period...
more...costumes, and flashes of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER--which is being read by one of the characters--von Trier sets the scene. Using nothing more than a black floor on which white chalk lines and labels mark out houses and landmarks such as the mine and the store, the film is essentially a play. With only minimal props, the emphasis is on the script and the performances.
Dogville is a tiny town consisting of just seven households and 15 adults in total. Tom Edison (Paul Bettany) is the resident philosopher, who plans to write a book about morality but has not yet begun. He also serves as the town mayor, holding community meetings in the local church. When a beautiful woman, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in town claiming she is being chased by thugs, Dogville welcomes her and agrees to grant her safety--at cost. Grace must prove herself to Dogville's residents, first through physical labour, then through friendship, then through utterly astonishing sacrifices that, in classic von Trier style, go way beyond anything viewers might imagine. A bizarre and disturbing film, DOGVILLE features an all-star cast including Chloe Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgard, Ben Gazzara, James Caan, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, and narration by John Hurt.





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Cinema at its most intelligent.
Review of Dogville DVD by JonathanS2

Advantages: Deeply though provoking.
Disadvantages: Won't appeal to those who just want entertainment.

...beauty and mystery, decides that Dogville is the perfect place for her. Over the course of what are presented as nine chapters, each introduced by the narrator, and amount to three hours of film we see how the relationship between Grace and the people of the town changes. Initially unfriendly and suspicious, they are won over by Tom's scheme that she spend her day helping out each of them in turn and soon they begin to find it impossible to manage ... Read review

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05.03.2004
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Review of Dogville DVD by barefoot777

Advantages: not American view
Disadvantages: far too long film

...joy to everyone's life, while Dogville is happier than ever — but not for long, forever. We’re increasingly charmed by the people of Dogville, they’re simple and we like them. Yet, too simple for that to becomes suspicious. Town people soon enough realize that Grace has nowhere to go. She's left alone, at their mercy. Perhaps than, Grace can be persuaded to work a few more hours for a bit less pay. Maybe she’ll let one, then ... Read review

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01.05.2004
Dogville really is at the end of the road
Review of Dogville DVD by chunkieuk

Advantages: Innovative film-making, top-quality acting, plot
Disadvantages: Not for the passive viewer

Dogville - you know, you couldn't come up with a better name for this town if you tried. The name conjures up a place that is downtrodden, remote, battered and precisely the kind of place one would find at the end of a road to nowhere. The kind of place where the challenges of daily living are likely to result in a population fixed in its ideas and views, with little regard for the rest of the developing world outside. The story is a simple one: ... Read review

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14.03.2004
Dogville a movie by Lars Von Trier
Review of Dogville DVD by REDF

Advantages: Powerful Story and Top Notch Acting
Disadvantages: Graphic Scenes of Abuse

To enter the world of Von Trier is to expect the unexpected and to be prepared for moving and powerful drama. With this in mind, you will not be dissappointed with his latest outing. Dogville sees Grace - a fugitive from the mob - hiding out in a close-knit village in the mountains and having to earn the assistance and trust of the community by working hard and living by their rules. As we progress through the almost three hours of film, we see ... Read review

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05.03.2004
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Review of Dogville DVD by chrisMheyes

Advantages: Powerful thought-provoking story
Disadvantages: Unusual cinematography makes film difficult to watch

A combination of setting the film on a stage and the narration, by John Hurt, does not make for an especially compelling start to the film. However this would be doing a grave disservice to this searing indictment on the mentality of small-town America [although it could just as easily be set in any country]. Nicole Kidman is excellant as the put-upon Grace, who eventually shows that she is'nt quite the victim that she seems, and the rest of the cast ... Read review

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