Dogville details

Movie Details:

  • Director: Lars von Trier
  • Produced By: Slot Machine, Sigma Films, Zentropa Entertainments, Trollhattan Film, Something Else, Slot Machine SAR, Sigma Fi, Pain Unlimited, Isabella Films International, MDP Worldwide Entertainment, Memfis Film, Summit Entertainment
  • Year: 2003
  • Run Time: 177 minutes
  • Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, UK, Sweden, Norway
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for violence and sexual content)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Avant-garde / Experimental, Drama
  • Filmed In: Color, Digital Video
  • Release: 2004 03 26 (USA - Limited)


Set in a small fictional town in the U.S. during the 1930s, Lars von Trier's Dogville was filmed in a studio with a minimal set and features narration by John Hurt. On the run from a group of gangsters, Grace (Nicole Kidman) arrives in the small mining town of Dogville. Town philosopher Tom Edison (Paul Bettany) takes her in and strikes a deal with her: She'll work for the townsfolk in exchange for a safe place to hide; after two weeks the people will vote for her to either stay or go. Grace agrees to the terms and ends up meeting the locals, including the town doctor (Philip Baker Hall), shopkeeper (Lauren Bacall), and apple farmer (Stellan Skarsgård). Eventually, Grace's standing in the town takes a downward shift as the search for her intensifies. by Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi


Keywords:

  • revenge
  • gangster
  • small-town
  • mining-town
  • mob-boss
  • xenophobia
  • doctor

Themes:

  • Redemption
  • Woman In Jeopardy
  • Small-Town Life

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