Dogville

Dogville (2003)

Timing: 2:58 (178 min)

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Release date

2003-05-21

Country

Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Italy

Production

Film i Väst, SVT, Zentropa Entertainments, ARTE France Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Slot Machine, DR, Trollhättan Film, Memfis Film, Liberator Productions, TV 2, Sigma Films, YLE, Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS), Isabella Films B.V., Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, Something Else B.V., Zoma Films Ltd., WDR/Arte, Edith Film, Invicta Capital, 4 1/2, TV 1000 Sverige, Isabella Films BV, Norsk TV2 AS, Spillefilmselskapet 4 1/2, Fjeldabe Films AS

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$16 690 617

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Director

Lars von Trier

Actors

Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, Philip Baker Hall, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Gazzara, Chloë Sevigny, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, James Caan
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Scenario

Lars von Trier

Producer

Vibeke Windeløv, Anja Grafers, Els Vandevorst, Gillian Berrie, Bettina Brokemper, Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Michael Sterling

Operator

Anthony Dod Mantle

Composer

Antonio Vivaldi

Artist

Audition

Avy Kaufman, Joyce Nettles, Job Gosschalk

Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard
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• "Dogville" is the first film in a trilogy by the director, which he called "USA: Land of Opportunities." "Manderlay" (2005) is the second part of this trilogy.
• "Dogville" was a critics' favorite after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival, but ultimately did not receive any awards.
• Nicole Kidman was originally slated to play the lead role of Grace in all parts of the "American Trilogy," but due to commitments to other projects, she had to decline participation in the film "Manderlay" (2005).
• The famous opening shot of Dogville from above was computer-generated from 156 individual frames. The reason for using a computer was that the ceiling of the studio pavilion where the filming took place was not high enough to allow for a single wide shot from above.
• The film is dedicated to the memory of Katherine Cartlidge – a British actress who was supposed to play the role of Vera, but was unable to participate in the project due to serious illness. The actress passed away on September 7, 2002, from complications following severe pneumonia and sepsis. She was only 41 years old.
• Above the entrance to the old mine shaft is written the Latin phrase "Dictum ac factum," which can be translated as "Said and done."
• The film ranks 7th in the top 20 films since 1992, according to Quentin Tarantino.
• The photographs shown during the end credits are taken from Jacob Holdt's book 'American Pictures'.
• Above the entrance to the old mine shaft is written the Latin phrase “Dictum ac factum,” which can be translated as “Said and done.”