I have seen the movie just once when it was first released 2003 and had to be patient enough(at some point I was even thinking to go out if the cinema and not wait until the end😊) for about 3 hours since it is very Slow, but since than I haven't replaced it as my favorite movie with any other. The end is worth the long waiting A brilliant masterpiece

Lars von Trier and Nicole Kidman at the peak of their craft, delivering a film that is utterly original, meticulously crafted, and deeply compelling. Every element feels intentional, elevating the story into a true work of art. It’s a shame the trilogy was never completed, as this stands as a testament to what cinema can achieve at its finest.

An interesting setting on a stage rather than big sets and multi-camera production. The simplicity allows a greater place for the relationships and story to play out. Despite the play-like set, the level of acting puts you in the moment. LVT really nails humanity on all counts, grace is given, but can be fleeting.

Another home run from my favorite director, Lars Von Trier. Dogville features all of the director's hallmarks on full display, experimental, female lead, chapters, hard to watch, long run time, and it uses all of those themes wonderfully. Even with it's limited space, Dogville makes the most out of it's story and characters, with great writing and directing, and an ingeniously horrifying closing. Dogville is not Von Trier's best, but it's a must see for any fans of interesting film.

Can’t tell if we’ve all intellectualized something bad or it’s masterful. I keep going back and forth, but it’s certainly audacious, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this - how did LVT dream this up??? Dogville disarms you with its community theater production looks and sweet old man storybook narration just to stab you in the heart. Loved the storytelling, chapter structure, and how it feels like a play, and despite the run time I was never bored; I was glued to seeing how the story would unfold. - Crazy performances without any distractions, especially Nicole Kidman - “Enjoyable” even if you just take it at face value but truly very layered with big themes - It often feels like it’s daring you to laugh, but then it shifts into horrifying gear Going to be thinking about this for awhile. “Chapter two in which grace follows Tom’s plan and embarks upon physical labour” "Dogs can be taught many useful things, but not if we forgive them every time they obey their own nature" “Proof that her suffering had created anything of value”

Delightful cinema...

Von Trier has made a unique and bold movie here, and for it to work the story has to interesting and for the most part it is.

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, o filme mostra uma vila estranha com linhas riscadas como se fosse casas e as pessoas moravam nessa casas em formas de riscos no chão, o lugar em que se passa o filme é estranho, mas ao mesmo tempo genial por que o lars von trier usou pouco cenário e economizou dinheiro no filme, a atuação da nicole kidman é muito boa, mas mesmo com isso, acho que o filme deveria ser bem melhor, e um das coisas ruins do filme é por que são quase 3 horas de duração e isso cansa muito, E também não tem uma cena que impacta o filme.

I finally gave in and watched this movie and I was kid of put off by the theater like setting but as the movie goes on it just really works and the acting and story is brilliant. I'm guessing this movie isn't for everyone but I loved it

A brilliant and original examination of the dark sides of human nature.

This movie is truly a work of art. It appeals to me, at least, on a visceral, but not intellectual level. I can't really explain why I love this movie, but it's the same for all other movies I've loved as well. I know that doesn't help anyone decide if they want to seek this one out, but for a small minority of people, it will be a treasure.

Dogville is dog food if filmmakers and writers and so on were dogs. The title of course is a hint to this entire thing; that it is above all else atheistic. I had to poop but I didn't have access to a bathroom so I pooped outside in the open "hoping no one is watching". I was hungry but I didn't have any money to buy food so I stole a bag of French Onion Sun chips. When you don't have any money it is only natural to break the law.

Writer and director Lars von Trier Dogville is set in a small Colorado town, isolated on a dead-end road in the middle of the mountains. When Grace (Nicole Kidman), seemingly a fugitive, appears, the inhabitants are shaken by her presence and forced to examine their values. Von Trier shot the film on a singular soundstage with the bare minimum of props, presumably to allow the audience to focus on the acting and storyline instead of the potential distractions of the visuals. While the acting and the message that the movie imparts are powerful, von Trier's trickery may actually detract from the film's impact as the audience will likely spend more time looking for the outlines of the gooseberry bushes and the dog rather than focusing on the actual story and all that it has to offer. Clocking in at close to three hours, the whole thing may be a bit of a slog for some, but those who are patient may find it a rewarding experience.

Es una joya. Absolutamente, las actuaciones, el estilo visual, el concepto... Genial en absoluto

The only reference to this film that I had heard, was that it was ‘completely up itself', but I decided to watch it last night, and make up my own mind. The pared to the bone, theatre style set up took a bit of getting used to, but it put the focus entirely on the acting. It made me feel like an observer, rather than a viewer who could lose themselves in the ‘sweeping landscape, or ‘spectacular nature', if the on screen action hit a bump. The overhead shots of the set allowing a view of all the residents, strengthened the feeling of being a detached observer, with the narrator adding to this. Strangely, I felt it all drew me into the film, I don't know, differently. But it did draw me in, and instead of my plan of breaking the 2 hours and 50 minute film into watchable lumps over a couple of nights, I watched it all. As to the dog? Well, maybe the dog was the only resident of Dogsville who didn't have a veneer of civility that could be so easily scratched off.

Finally got around to watching this having heard loads about over the years. This might've got 4 stars if it had been made as an actual ‘film' shot on location, the story being actually quite engrossing and thought-provoking. But my low score is due to the totally pretentious minimalist stage-type-play filmed in a studio with just chalk lines as walls. I read that ‘The bare staging serves to focus the audience's attention on the acting and storytelling, and also reminds them of the film's artificiality'. However, for me it had the exact opposite affect. I found this ‘stage play' filmed in a studio to be totally artificial, actually drawing my attention away from the acting/storytelling. Oh, and 50 minutes could've been shaved off the lengthy run time.

Lars Von Trier es uno de ésos directores venerados por la crudeza de sus películas y su audacia en cuanto al diseño de las mismas, aquí una clara muestra. La película es un tanto arrogante o quizás innovadora en cuanto al lugar donde sucede la historia, ya que en vez de utilizar una locación real, la película sucede en una especia de maqueta más teatral donde todo es delimitado mediante líneas que nos dan la idea de la dimensión del pueblo. Nicole Kidman interpreta a "Grace" una mujer que está huyendo de unos gángsters y un joven convence al pueblo para dejarla vivir con ellos un par de semanas para darle la oportunidad de ganarse su estadía. La crítica social (hacia la sociedad estadounidense principalmente) es brutal; la xenofobia, la naturaleza violenta, vengativa del ser humano y el buscar siempre sacar provecho sobre el desamparado es la constante en ésta impactante película. Es un cine considerado "de arte" por la producción e intención de la misma. Así que si gustan de películas más elaboradas, con ritmo lento y con un guion más estilizado pueden darle la oportunidad, aunque el público que no está acostumbrado a éste tipo de cine tendrá muchos problemas para digerirla por su duración y ésa parsimonia característica de éste excéntrico y talentoso director.

It's definitely not a movie for everyone. Some may find it challenging and compelling, others pretentious and exasperating. But overall, it's an experimental film with a script and style that are more fitting as a stage play. It has commentary on intolerance and corruption in the USA, solid performances, and set pieces and production values that are interesting and baffling at the same time.

Very powerful, moving film. I found Grace's passivity in the face of all she endured to be unsettling. The ending was stunning, as was the casting. Lars von Trier's direction and camera work were brilliant.

Dogville is an ambitious offbeat unique and masterful crime drama that would make Wes Anderson jealous.