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Tough. Once again Lars von Trier tortures the audience (as he did previously on Dancer in the Dark) by upraising the darkest side of the human being. From the beginning you know that things can only get worse, but I doubt that one can figure out neither what's to come nor the powerful conclusion. Nicole Kidman's interpretation is perfect - intense, poignant, passionate, you name it. She is fantastic and so is the small cast locked inside Dogville's scenario (a wonderful creation - I wonder how something so simple can bring such a strong effect). Again, the entire cast is fantastic and for that goes an extra credit for Lars von Trier. His capability of pushing actors to the limit and extracting painful emotions from them creates a heavy atmosphere, full of tension and, at the same time, so familiar. It is not that Dogville represents the essence of our communities, but it exposes some aspects of our lives that we prefer to hide under the carpet.

This is probably the most shocking movie experience I've ever had, not only because of the emotional impact, but because this is truly a moral-horror movie that slapped me in the face.

The film is probably one of the best moral tales ever told, in which Nicole Kidman and all the supporting cast shined. Why did the makers try to make it look incomplete? Why haven't they used more sophisticated production set rather than some made-believe structures directly exposing the film studio's interior environment to you? I didn't get it at first, thinking this might just be another pretending piece of crap that tried to be "artistic".

However as the story proceeded, the whole thing started to make senses. Featuring some of the best character study I've ever seen, the story involved you into the adventure of Grace, the main protagonist who's supposed to be despised by us logically and naturally. Then, the audiences were forced into a game that the filmmakers keep you guessing what would happen the next, until the very end.

The ending, in my opinion, is the most shocking and frightening ending ever seen in a film. Dogville is by no means marketed as a horror movie, but if one believes himself/herself to have the moral high ground, he or she should stand the test the movie has given us. For me, I chose to live with all the miseries happened to Grace and play along just like every other character in the story, "sh!t happens" as they say. This, has not only put me in shame but also freaked me out at the end. Considering the potential spoilers I would caused, I'd suggest you go see it for yourself.

With superb acting, very well plotted story and a shocking message for senseless societies, Dogville is easily a masterpiece.

When I started the movie and realized that it isn't really a movie, that it is more like a play and that there is really a lack of props and scenery I thought to myself, My God, what the heck did I buy???? I'm a huge fan of Nicole Kidman and she is the reason I bought it in the first place. The movie (or play), whatever u might wanna call it, drew me in and I couldn't stop watching. The end is so powerful, I was speechless. That's one of the best movies I have seen in a long, long, long, long time. I don't agree with the Anti-American comments I read here in some of the comments. Human emotions are all the same all over the world and this movie could have played in any country. Anyway, go watch this movie it's soooo worth it.

Dogville maybe the only one movie using unique setting and cinematography concept. With no walls, no boundary, the viewers could see so many social environment at one time, provoking every wild perspective. Some scenes taken with presice set piece of camera works. Because in this kind of cinematography concept, camera positioning is a key, but it successfully made it.

The lead actress is really flawless. Potraiting cold, calm, and mysterious character. The acting is really charming. Provoking human emotion such as sadness, lovable, lust, toughess, and anger. She has very broad skill of characterization of many human emotion.

Overall, Dogville is a unique and well-made movie with flawless performance of it's lead actress.

Just awesome! First, the quasi-theatrical film adaptation with only one stage set... one is amazed at how well this works. In my opinion it is even more effective this way than with a conventional film adaptation.

The story itself is a brilliant lesson in human behavior.

The story of what happens when Nichole Kidman arrives in Dogville is either going to thrill you or strike you as one of the worst films of all time. There is no set to speak of, only lines on the ground so the film comes off as nothing more than a filmed stage play. And while John Hurt's narration adds a dimension of literary quality to the proceedings, proving this is probably a better movie to listen to then watch.

The performances are uniformly excellent across the board and those wishing to see great acting should see this... ...but the movie goes on way too long and ends up being one of the most bleak films in recent memory. I'm not sure what the point of it all is and any ideas I did have got lost with the three hour running time.

As I said you'll either love it or hate it - Me I'm in the five percent of people who'll be on the fence. 6 out of 10.

A few thoughts:

1) I had a strange, good feeling watching Dogville: it's really like reading a book. Not cinema, not theatre: a book. It's the first time that happened to me. Infact, I was quite surprised afterwards in discovering that it's not based on a book.

2) Dogville is too long, but I enjoyed almost every minute of it. Lots of scenes are not strictly necessary, but they serve well the story arc and carefully lead the audience through the changing situation. Also, many dialogues about the moral aspects of the plot (which lenghten the movie) are absolutely essential.

3) I hate theatre. So, the choice of theatrical scenography and structure could have ruined it all for me. Instead, after 20 minutes I was good with that, because Von Trier does an outstanding job in making you feel involved, just like it happens with a regular movie. A great part of this involvement comes from a fantastic camera work: lots of times you will notice how perfect and how cinematographic the shots are. You could really imagine what the scenography is missing. This helps the feeling I wrote about, that it's like reading a book.

4) I don't know exactly why he chose this kind of scenography, but personally I think it allows the viewer to distance a little bit from the story; so, you know you are watching some kind of allegory, a not-so-real story in which the philosophical themes are much more important than the actual events. In this way, you're able to enjoy many over-the-top dialogues and moments.

5) The moral subtext is fantastic. Human beings, misery, evil, mercy, holiness. Dog, dogs, Dogville. The ending could have gone in many different directions, I don't mind, the good thing is giving a story such depth and tackling human behaviour.

6) Also about the ending, it's the only moment in which I would have preferred an approach a bit more cinematographic. The movie remains consistent and it doesn't suddenly change the way it's shot, but maybe it's a moment (plot-wise) that could have been a bit more dramatic. Could have. I understand that Von Trier chose to keep a low profile, so that the whole weight of the act bears on the words spoken inside the car.

7) Overall, Dogville is a very good, enjoyable piece of deeply thought cinema, where artistic license has a reason. Not an artsy movie just for the sake of being artsy.

PS: I'd like to add, I don't understand why it was met with such mixed reactions. Critics usually rave about super-artsy things, often when such things are pretentious boring garbage ("The killing of a sacred deer"), so I don't get why Dogville received a different treatment, when it's obviously much more than that.

I saw this film when in opened in Copenhagen last June. After seeing it I was convinced that someone would have some sense and not release it in North America. Nicole Kidman was riding high on her Oscar win for The Hours (another waste of two hours of my life) and I expected something interesting with Lars Von Trier directing. What did I get for my $18 (Cdn)? Answer: the most pretentious movie I have ever seen in my life. I would expect something like this to come from a 1st year film student at a small community college with all his/her friends "acting". This film is not clever, the dialogue is downright boring and when it is not boring you to death it is downright laughable. There is a scene with James Caan and Nicole Kidman where the conversation comes across as written by a high school student. Avoid this movie at all costs. 1/10

Here Trier rely only on the story and the actors. Everything else is bared down to its minimum. Which fits perfectly, since he tries to show the naked truth of what people are.

Now, it is a bit extreme. And I hope the film isn't saying this always is the truth. But to deny that people can be like this, completely selfish and purely hypocritical. Then you're one of those going trough life with your eyes firmly shut. Especially if you think that you yourself, never could be like this.

Movies like this are some of the absolute best. It's not a movie aimed to entertain. It's art, trying to tell a deep truth of the human psyche and nature. Although, these attempts can be pretentious, boring and pointless. Because we watch movies to be entertained. Yet, when it works, it works. And I'm glad movies like these are made.

And Nicole Kidman is excellent.

I am no great fan of Lars von Trier's work but I like Melancholia and Dogville a lot. Dogville is a hard and deep look on human society and human behaviour, on moral and ethics. Like the book Blindness by José Saramago, and the movie based on that book, it is not an easy watch, but a close, intense and realistic look on the shadow side of mankind.

On top, the method of stage acting like in a theatre adds some sense of advantgarde and extravaganza to Dogville, and makes this movie, with the theme, an exceptional piece of art.

I don't feel like watching a three hour film about a bunch of wholesome small town rubes, that has imaginary sets like they had in Our Town or like they have in experimental, no budget East Village New York theater. Alright, I have little else to do while in Covid isolation and Nicole Kidman is always compelling. I'll give the film a few minutes. If it's mildly interesting, maybe I'll watch an hour at a time, over the next few nights.

I couldn't move. I couldn't force myself to get up to make a drink or use the bathroom. I was absorbed in every minute of what has to be one of the most compelling and thought provoking films I've ever seen. Maybe recent political events and middle American small town sensibilities that have come to light over the past few years had some effect on my response to this potent powerhouse. Whatever got me there didn't leave room to go back.

I'll leave my review simple, as the film seems to be, at initial glance. I knew nothing about where it was going when I turned it on and I recommend that you go in knowing as little as possible. You won't be able to look away as you watch it gets there.

Nicole is perfectly cast, as is James Caan, who is well worth waiting two and a half hours for. I'll say nothing else except you can expect to have your perspective forever altered by this one.

When I went into the movie theater to see this film I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. All I knew was that "Dogville" had Nicole Kidman in it- an actress I have always liked- and Lars von Trier, a director I have always respected. I was quickly surprised by what the film was. Set entirely on a stage/sound stage I couldn't believe my eyes. As a theatre actor it was exciting to see how this all was going to work out. Dogville did not disappoint. Lars von Trier clearly creates a town that may seen ordinary and odd into masterful. Nicole Kidman was excellent and the supporting cast was flawless. It was great to see Lauren Bacall and I enjoyed her performance. When I first saw Paul Beattany in the film all I could think of was the awful film "A Knight's Tale" that he is also in. However he proved me wrong in his well developed character. Patricia Clarkson was great in her role as Vera, she is a stunning actress. If she keeps getting these great roles an Oscar is sure to be in her future. The film on the whole is wonderful. My only complaint was the length. Around the 2 hour mark I was getting kind of antsy, but the film brought me back to finish the roller coaster ride that the film gave. Truly an original. Go see it.

I am not into LvT movies, but this one got me hooked. The story draws you in, does not seem overly long ( although technically it is ), lets you feel with the young woman, and then shocks you ... till the grand finale. I would like to call it a "based" movie for a lack of a better description. WATCH IT.