Dogville
Sign in to saveDogville 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.
Film · TMDB
7.8A 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, Thriller
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
8/10
167,066 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Metacritic
61/100
- 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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Key dates
- Published
- 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 16th European Film Awards
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Manderlay
- Main subject
- power
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Screenwriter
Article
25 sectionsContents
- 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.