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Dogville, 2003
English
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands
Profile of Dogville
The mood of Dogville is disturbing, contemplative, and stylized. The plot centers around being down on your luck, Americana, and small town life. It is a drama and period movie. Stylistically, Dogville is dogmatic, is experimental, and includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Dogville takes place, at least partly, in a small town. It happens in the 1930s. The movie is known for being original, controversial, and an award winner. Note that Dogville includes strong sexual content, profanity, and violent content.
Summary of Dogville
Set in the 1930s during the Great 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 costumes, a narrative that reads like a naughty OUR TOWN, 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 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 harbor her--at cost. Grace must prove herself to Dogville's residents, first through physical labor, 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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Release date: | 29 August 2003 |
| Runtime: | 178 min |
Cast and Crew
as Grace Margaret Mulligan
as Tom Edison
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