Dogville
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings
- Starring: Lauren Bacall, Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany
- Summary: Lars von Trier explores the concept of goodness in this story of a fugitive hiding in a small town in the Rocky Mountains in the 1930s.
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Positive: 23 out of 39
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Mixed: 6 out of 39
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Negative: 10 out of 39
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100Von Trier sets the action on a theatrical stage, spotlighting the existential isolation that weighs on people who don't seek larger visions of life, individuality, and community. Challenging, dramatic, provocative.
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80Argue that von Trier’s latest is theatre and not cinema. But at least acknowledge that Dogville, in a didactic and politicised stage tradition, is a great play that shows a deep understanding of human beings as they really are.
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50Lars von Trier exhibits the imagination of an artist and the pedantry of a crank in Dogville, a film that works as a demonstration of how a good idea can go wrong.
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30If Dogville has a reason for importance, it is the astonishing all-star ensemble who try very hard to put life into their cardboard characters and make this silly film work.
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Positive: 48 out of 60
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Mixed: 2 out of 60
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Negative: 10 out of 60
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