- Summary: The second installment in Lar Von Trier's United States trilogy, Manderlay centers on a plantation in 1933 Alabama.
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Genre(s): Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 29
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Mixed: 6 out of 29
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Negative: 9 out of 29
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80Unstintingly raw and cynical, this disconcerting and deeply affecting State Of The Union treatise regularly comes dangerously close to caricature.
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75I wouldn't go so far as to claim Manderlay is fun to watch. Von Trier, who can made compulsively watchable films ("Breaking the Waves"), has found a style that will alienate most audiences. Maybe it's necessary.
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60If you hated "Dogville" because of the overage of narration or the length of time it took to finally get to a point, you'll be pleased to know that von Trier has lessened both those elements. With that said, it still has some of the same flaws.
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38Plagued by moralizing so strident and a style so artificial that the story never has a chance to speak to an audience.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 19
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Mixed: 1 out of 19
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Negative: 4 out of 19
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AntonC.10Even wittier and more precise than Dogville.
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YvetteP.8
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JacobD.7An amazing and important film. However, I don't think it's quite as brilliant as Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves or Dogville.
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NathanT2
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