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Dogville
A mysterious woman named Grace hides in a small mountain town from criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.
Release : | 2004 |
Rating : | 8 |
Studio : | Zentropa Entertainments, ARTE France Cinéma, DR, |
Crew : | Assistant Property Master, Assistant Property Master, |
Cast : | Nicole Kidman Paul Bettany John Hurt Stellan Skarsgård Philip Baker Hall |
Genre : | Drama Thriller Crime |
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It is a performances centric movie
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
Read a lot of reviews here that rave about the ARTISTIC HEAVENS attained by Von Trier and the Oscar-worthy performances of just about everybody in the troupe. In today's Hollywood - no doubt this is all true. After all, sickness is a bonus and ugliness sells. I found the story captivating for a while, but there is only so much gruesome-ness one can stomach. Thank you, VT for showing me where MY limit was. True art isn't - in my uneducated, parochial, typical white American experience, found in delving the depths of human evil - that's something that's in the world all around us every day. Who needs an artist to show us that? I want one to show me the heights of human beauty; solid character and unlooked-for human kindness. The unexpected emergence of the "better angels". But this movie had none of that. A person with any decency will want to puke long before they ever get to whatever "thrilling conclusion" this hack writer has in store for us. That was MY take. I'm just embarrassed that I actually talked my wife into watching this trip into Von Trier's hellish vision of my country. For the record, I've never been anywhere with animals like this in residence. But then, I haven't seen a lot of Europe. Von Trier would be more familiar with those people. I'm just sorry I wasted a couple of hours of my life I can never get back. Don't you make the same mistake.
powerful. cold. dark. almost perfect. large themes presented in wise manner. Nicole Kidman does a splendid job and the option for theater scene is the most inspired. story about people, fears, feelings, sins and weakness, ambiguity of danger and pragmatic answers to it, it has the rare gift to remind the tradition of Old Greek tragedy. and that is the axis for its strange beauty. and the exploration of the others is the key for its profound dramatic. film of the silence, the dialogs are only shadows of it, it has the the science to use old truths for a profound, bitter confession about a woman, a community, decisions and desires, punishment and illusion.
My review for dog ville : Dogville is a movie made by Lars Von trier, hes a Danish filmmaker. This movie is about an American town, the movie revolves completely around Americans, albeit the meaning or the moral of the story could be applied to any country of the world but he (Lars Von trier) used America as an example because in my opinion, America is a country which carries more power with its people. Having the power and freedom, it is easy for people to abuse something so easily, (also it can bring good deeds to society but I'm talking about the DE- merit) So I can guess why he chose America as a setting for his plot. America is indeed a great country, but we also have to see the negative side of this great nation. The movie tells us to understand it and confront ourselves to become more of a human being. Coming to talk about this movie, this movie has a greater meaning to it. About everything, its pure art. Looking every side of the movie, it shines art and implies meaning. When I played this movie, I was looking for something typical European like movie with sex and love, but this movie blew my mind. I showed a slight dislike to the movie because of its appeal of how boring it looks, with a stage like features, and drawn out paths and symbols, I thought they are doing another boring weird art like thing, but that feeling is just for 5 minutes to the intro, after that i felt the movie. It really took me with it. I loved how the narration went and how it brought a meaning to its people and how easily I could compare with people in my real life. The movie. It dwells on people's greed and a need of starvation to exploit something to satisfy themselves, they took Grace, a pale beautiful young girl who escaped gun fires from a gangster, (Nicole kid man) for granted. Used her in all means. The people took complete use of her and exploited her kindness. The movie simply conveys how humans have become like dogs, where they have showed their nature and never got any punishment for their ill behavior. The men squeezed her for their sexual satisfaction, and women abused her for being lewd towards the men. The movie also tells that human kindness is all a shade. It doesn't exist much. People have become disguised so much, that finding the lost kindness is pretty hard. Grace thought she would find, but she didn't, in this town, dog ville. People were first, kind to her, like how they seem but as to the conclusion, they belittle her, using dominance over her kindness, commanding her to work physical labor. She was unable to find the love she received formerly. Just like how humans have turned into now. Grace finally brings justice to the humans as well as to the earth by deleting this town from the face of earth and it also creates a great sense and interpretation on how she avoided killing of the dog as she knew the dog was angry at her because of what she had done at the preface(stealing its bone) and not for anything else, like Which the villagers did with no cause or explanation (not gonna say the entire story here)The movie has used the audience's imagination to the fullest, using a set and transparent homes and building to highlight the characters and showcase them, i appreciate what this movie has granted or contributed much to the cinema arts and how many aspiring filmmakers can learn from this simple yet imaginative technique. The actors and actresses were amazing. Nicole kid man is BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING, it really brought a fury in me after seeing how the villagers extracted every faith in her. And the payback really made it much more awesome (And satisfying). Correct use of violence and correct use of casting I would say.I have to conclude saying that this movie is amazing, slightly slow paced and fabricates tautness, when people are eager to know quick results. This movie is a must watch for every Nicole Kidman movie fan, every artist, every sad disturbing movie lovers. This movie is art. 9/10.
This is a differently stylized cautionary tale. It is a morality play done in the format of a staged play. Using a minimalist set design, the film allows each actor to showcase their skills. Examining the symbiotic interplay of community personas and their more benevolent. characteristics, they are soon to give way to the darker, secret agendas of each. Motives, so it would seem, have sub-motives.Redemption finally comes in the end, which the viewer finds after nearly three hours in this lengthy film. Perhaps it could have been made much shorter, but the movie never lagged, and was engaging to the finish.The worthwhile message is that progressive liberalism is but a illusion of altruism meant to protect and benefit others, while, in truth, is but a self serving vehicle for protecting oneself...from facing the truth about oneself.