Dogville

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For some reason, mubi pulls up films I've seen in the Ice Age close to my recent watches and i have no idea why. I don’t like this film. In Musil’s Young Torless book, a boy is caught stealing and has to go through a series of degrading experiences to redeem his misconduct, afraid he might otherwise be expelled from school. He accepts. He honestly thinks that at the end of the willingly undergone debasement, he will

Duncan Gray

My impression of LVT is that he's a clever conceptualist and empty provocateur, inventing new styles and using them to say nothing at all of value. But unlike Dancer or Melancholia, Dogville gripped me. Maybe the writing's better or the ideas are richer. Yes, it's a smug, borderline hateful vision of the US from a cinematic manipulator who's never been here. But this time, color me provoked. Or at least manipulated.

msmichel

Essential cinema. Von Trier's theatrical artificial setting laid bare fully the contempt of human nature in this experimental, brave and naked masterpiece. Kidman had never been better as the fragile Grace who receives a lesson in the full extent of human 'kindness'. Cast is excellent across the board as is the narration by John Hurt. The threadbare conceit never wears out its welcome and is the key to its success.

Zach Closs

Easily one of the most thought-provoking films of all time. Dark and honest. The kind and vulnerable few are exploited and used by the common majority, optimism is arrogant, and we're all slaves to our brutish, primal natures.

comeandsee

a modern classic, a masterpiece through and through. a purely anti-capitalist film with each of the members of the town out for themselves, revealing the ugliness of their ambition. nicole kidman is amazing in this film, and becomes her character wholly. the direction is superb too, and the dialogue is always engaging. the entire cast makes this film exactly what it is, a perfect declaration of cinema.

virginwolf

I'd give it 5 stars only because of the ending, cause I would kill the whole fucking village in the first 15 minutes! Sadly the whole movie is a 3! Great story, great idea with the setting, great actors... but somehow it just got all fucked up! And I felt like the settings and the scene was not used as much as it could have been!

Kelvane

Epic while posing as nonchalant. This film will sneak up on you. Even though it's hard to forget you're on a set for its duration (you're constantly reminded), it manages total immersion, and once you're in, you realize it's a gigantic world for such a small stage. 'Dogville' has its perks: it's sharp, thought-provoking, audacious, eye-opening, but only for the patient and willing.

El Biffo

What an incredible cast! Nicole Kidman, Chloe Sevigny, Philip Baker Hall, Lauren Bacall, Ben Gazzara, John Hurt, James Caan and Udo Kier!!!