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- Fleeing mobsters in Model Ts, a beautiful urbanite (Nicole Kidman) finds refuge in an isolated township at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. With the help of the resident philosopher and aspiring writer (Paul Bettany), she ingratiates herself with the dozen locals, only to find herself subjected to the pendular whims of their mercy and malice.
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It is a parable that uses an extremely minimal, stage-like set to tell the story of Grace Mulligan (Kidman), a woman hiding from mobsters, who arrives in the small mountain town of Dogville, Colorado, and is provided refuge in return for physical labor.
One interpretation I can think is that, since Dogville is a small town, the fact that it has no walls is a way to represent how in small towns everyone knows one another, and what they do. So it shows how they are all complicit in what happens to Grace, and their hypocrisy is highlighted.
Dogville: Directed by Lars von Trier. With Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr. A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
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- Crime, Drama
- Lars von Trier
- 2004-04-23
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Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town.
Jun 6, 2004 · Dogville is a color film about three hours long with a prologue and nine chapters, narrated by the actor John Hurt in voice that is by turns delighted, informative, mocking, mournful, and wary. The film begins with the writer Tom and his concerns for the town’s moral rearmament.
Apr 30, 2023 · Lars von Trier's portrait of a town that takes in a fugitive Nicole Kidman is less a provocation than a reflection. By Kyle Turner. Published April 30, 2023...
