In Depression-era America, a beautiful fugitive named Grace arrives at a small town in the Rocky Mountains on the run from the mob. Offering to work in exchange for asylum, Grace is welcomed in by the locals. But as they come to expect more favors from her, Grace hides a dangerous secret from them. A withering indictment of American social values, written and directed by a man who has never set foot in America (it was the first installment of his scrapped USA: Land of Opportunities trilogy), Lars von Trier’s Dogville is an ambitious provocation. With an all-star cast led by Nicole Kidman, this epic Brechtian drama is a raw examination of small-town hypocrisy and prejudice.
Dogville
2003, 178m, DCP, Denmark/U.K./Sweden/France/Germany
Part of the program
Starring Lars von Trier
Starring Nicole Kidman Lauren Bacall Paul Bettany Chloë Sevigny Stellan Skarsgård Jean-Marc Barr Udo Kier Ben Gazzara James Caan Patricia Clarkson Shauna Shim Bill Raymond Jeremy Davies Philip Baker Hall Blair Brown Željko Ivanek Harriet Andersson Siobhan Fallon Hogan Cleo King Miles Purinton
Narrated by John Hurt