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Dogville (2003)

R05/21/2003Crime, Drama, Thriller2h 58m
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A quiet little town not far from here.

Overview

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 learns that their support has a price.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Nicole Kidman

    Grace Margaret Mulligan

  2. Cast 1

    Paul Bettany

    Tom Edison

  3. Cast 1

    John Hurt

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Cast 1

    Stellan Skarsgård

    Chuck

  5. Cast 1

    Philip Baker Hall

    Tom Edison Sr.

  6. Cast 1

    Patricia Clarkson

    Vera

  7. Cast 1

    Ben Gazzara

    Jack McKay

  8. Cast 1

    Chloë Sevigny

    Liz Henson

  9. Cast 1

    Siobhan Fallon Hogan

    Martha

SPOILERS On my second watch of this film, I am now convinced that Von Trier is the Ingmar Bergman of the 20th century. No other director today digs so profoundly into the human soul, or in such a creative way. And no other director has been so daring with visual translation. On this watching of Dogville, it finally hit me that this story is the life story of a woman in an abusive relationship. Maybe inspired in part by Polly's "Seeräuberjenny" from Threepenny Opera, or not. Nonetheless, the film script is the same as what might be experienced by a woman drawn into a relationship by a see...