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
Dogville quotes
Page 15 of 16For 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
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
I shouldn't be ashamed wanting you, should I? It's nothing to be ashamed of.
Tom
What the hell is this?
The Man In The Coat
Uncompromising filmmaking that's both artistic and powerfully entertaining.
Rich Cline, Shadows On The Wall
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.
Its lovely. It's lovely that we want each other. But not this way.
Grace
I asked you here to listen. You only came to defend yourselves... I'm sorry it's quite a blow to me to see all of my friends act this way, so uncivilized.
Tom
Maddening, challenging and audacious, Dogville is an unlikely masterpiece.
Rene Rodriguez in The Miami Herald
Singular and unforgettable — the work of a brilliant crackpot.
Joe Baltake in The Sacramento Bee
There is a right and a wrong time to plant seeds and you can't plant seeds in the winter.
Tom
An experience that's both grueling and, in its way, glorious.
Lance Goldenberg in the Weekly Planet
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
The film equivalent of an early 80s West Coast punk rock demo: low budget, unfocused fury from deep within that not everyone will agree with, but with undeniable primal power.
Larry Carroll, Filmstew.com