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Dogville is a 2003 experimental arthouse drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Patricia Clarkson, Harriet Andersson, and James Caan, with John Hurt as the narrator. The film employs an extremely minimal, stage-like set to tell the story of Grace Mulligan (Kidman), a woman on the run from mobsters who finds refuge in the tiny mountain town of Dogville, Colorado, in exchange for physical labor.

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7.8

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.

Released: 2003-05-21178 minDir: Lars von TrierCrime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $10.0MBox office: $16.7MPart of: USA: Land of Opportunities Collection

Cast

  • Nicole Kidman as Grace Margaret Mulligan
  • Paul Bettany as Tom Edison
  • John Hurt as Narrator (voice)
  • Stellan Skarsgård as Chuck
  • Philip Baker Hall as Tom Edison Sr.
  • Patricia Clarkson as Vera

Themes

  • friendship
  • bondage
  • rape
  • police
  • gangster
  • village life
  • refugee
  • blackmail
  • mountain
  • american dream

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Ratings

IMDb

8/10

167,066 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

70%

Metacritic

61/100

Year
2003
Runtime
171 min
Genres
Crime, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
21 wins & 33 nominations total

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Key facts

Film.name
Dogville
Film.image
Dogville poster.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster
Film.director
Lars von Trier
Film.producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Film.writer
Lars von Trier
Film.narrator
John Hurt
Film.cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Film.editing
Molly Marlene Stensgård
Film.runtime
178 minutes
Film.language
English
Film.budget
$10 million
Film.gross
$16.7 million

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Wikidata facts

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FilmAffinity ID
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publication date
2003-00-00
title
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box office
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review score
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25 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • PROLOGUE
  • Chapter ONE
  • Chapter TWO
  • Chapter THREE
  • Chapter FOUR
  • Chapter FIVE
  • Chapter SIX
  • Chapter SEVEN
  • Chapter EIGHT
  • Chapter NINE
  • Cast
  • Pilot
  • Staging
  • Interpretations
  • Reception
  • Critical response
  • Box office
  • "Best-of" lists
  • Accolades
  • Adaptations
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources / Further Reading
  • External links

Dogville is a 2003 experimental arthouse drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Patricia Clarkson, Harriet Andersson, and James Caan, with John Hurt as the narrator. The film employs an extremely minimal, stage-like set to tell the story of Grace Mulligan (Kidman), a woman on the run from mobsters who finds refuge in the tiny mountain town of Dogville, Colorado, in exchange for physical labor.

The film is the first installment in Trier's incomplete USA: Land of Opportunities trilogy. It was followed by Manderlay (2005), though the intended third part, Washington, was never produced. Dogville premiered in the main competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. After screenings at various film festivals, it received a limited release in the US on 26 March 2004.

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