
Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hide Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward ... (Full plot summary below)
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Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hide Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward for revealing her whereabouts, the townsfolk require a better deal from Grace, in return for their silence; and when the Sheriff returns some weeks later with a Wanted poster, even though the citizens know her to be innocent of the false charges against her, the town's sense of goodness takes a sinister turn and the price of Grace's freedom becomes a workload and treatment akin to that of a slave. But Grace has a deadly secret that the townsfolk will eventually encounter.
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| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezThis acerbic "illustration" of a small town's curious notions of entitlement unspools as a Christian allegory by way of Mark Twain or Dr. Seuss. |
| Empire MagazineAlan MorrisonArgue that von Trier's latest is theatre and not cinema. But at least acknowledge that Dogville, in a didactic and politicised stage tradition, is a great play that shows a deep understanding of human beings as they really are. |
| MovielineMichael DuboisEven though Von Trier offers that this is his view of America, it isn't offensive, it's just a cop-out. Dogville isn't really about anything, other than what one man in Denmark thinks he thinks. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThis minimalist, digital-video-shot film has its own cinematic flash and thunder, and does things only movies can do. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerThe daring, artistic brilliance of Dogville far outshines any negative interpretation we may have of the work. It's to be praised for inspiring varying interpretations and generating debate. |
| Houston ChronicleEric HarrisonSlow-moving but engrossing, it feels shorter, and any reservations you may have about the unorthodox approach are washed away by its unexpected and purgative ending. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertDogville is a love-it-or- hate-it experience, but one that will fill a large space in any viewer's imagination. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittVon Trier sets the action on a theatrical stage, spotlighting the existential isolation that weighs on people who don't seek larger visions of life, individuality, and community. Challenging, dramatic, provocative. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is a seriously important film and a huge achievement. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiIt stalks silently, stark with its minimalism at first, and then pounces unexpectedly with an overwhelming wash of emotion like a rabid animal, with sharp piercing teeth. |