Dogville (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Lars Von Trier
IndiePix Price: $10.95
RUNTIME - 177 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2003
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
LANGUAGE - English
ATTRIBUTES - Full-Frame
Film Info
Set in the 1930s during the Great Depression in the Rocky Mountains, DOGVILLE is Lars von Trier's comment on Americana and his uniquely perverse view of small town life. With period costumes, a narrative that reads like a naughty OUR TOWN, and flashes of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER--which is being read by one of the characters--von Trier sets the scene. Using nothing more than a black floor on which white chalk lines and labels mark out houses and landmarks such as the mine and the store, the film is essentially a play. With only minimal props, the emphasis is on the script and the performances.