Dogville quotes
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It'd be so easy to make love right now. They may kill us any minute... It would be the perfect romantic ending... It would be so beautiful. But from the point of view of our love, so completely wrong... We were to meet in freedom.
Grace
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Singular and unforgettable — the work of a brilliant crackpot.
Joe Baltake in The Sacramento Bee
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This acerbic "illustration" of a small town's curious notions of entitlement unspools as a Christian allegory by way of Mark Twain or Dr. Seuss.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
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I'd be hard-pressed to argue that the gloomy Dane wants anyone to actually like Dogville." Yes, it plays like a baldfaced, brazen insult, but it is a stunningly accomplished one. It hurts, but maybe it should.
Michael O'Sullivan in The Washington Post
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It was all quite a blow to the young philosopher! And realistically enough, he thought that if the doubt was already present, it could grow. Perhaps so great that one day it would prove detrimental to his entire moral mission. ... Fortunately Tom was as conscientious as regards his future profession as he was practical. He allowed sincerity, and ideals plenty of room in his life, without getting "sentimental" about it, as he would put it.
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For a movie with such bold visual designs and high-flown rhetorical ambitions, it seems almost reactionary to say that it works because the performances are so good.
Nick Davis at Nick's Flick Picks
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Von Trier supplies enough of an intellectual apparatus to give Dogville the veneer of art, but at its core this is a hollow, mean-spirited work.
Daniel Eagan in Film Journal International
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Uncompromising filmmaking that's both artistic and powerfully entertaining.
Rich Cline, Shadows On The Wall
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The 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.
Jack Garner in The Rochester Democrat And Chronicle
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Nobody should be prevented from speaking their mind out of politeness. I'll wait at the mine. And if the vote says that I should leave, then I'll take the path across the mountains, while it's still light.
Grace
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This isn't cynicism. It's nihilism. And its brilliant, infuriating display here proves again that Von Trier — exciting, maddening Von Trier — may be finding unusual new ways to say things just as he's running out of things to say.
Stephen Whitty in The Newark Star-Ledger
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Without a doubt one of the most brilliant films I have had the chance to experience.
Kevin N. Laforest in the Montreal Film Journal
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Maddening, challenging and audacious, Dogville is an unlikely masterpiece.
Rene Rodriguez in The Miami Herald
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An experience that's both grueling and, in its way, glorious.
Lance Goldenberg in the Weekly Planet
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You don't so much enjoy watching it as you simply appreciate the genius that went into its creation.
Phoebe Flowers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel