Dogville

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:37 am

GAH!!! That movie was depressing, although amazing. I'm not sure how many (if any) of you have seen it, but it came out around two years ago. >>>IMDB

At first, I thought the concept of creating a film to emulate a stage play was distracting, but after a while I forgot to notice it. Anyway, it got pretty intense in the second half. The ending (not to give anything away) was totally savage.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:52 am

Here's what I think.

Great, eye-opening film. And just when I was giving up on Lars fon Trier.

JeremyW · Post by **JeremyW** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:44 pm

I recently saw Dancer in the Dark. It's not much more pleasant. Looking forward to the Mandalay though.

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:19 am

Bjork is my secret hero.

mcDuffies wrote:Here's what I think.

Great, eye-opening film. And just when I was giving up on Lars fon Trier.

Wow, that's a comprehensive review. I'm not very ecstatic about Dogme 95 either. I also noticed a little loophole in their manifesto:

3. The camera must be hand-held.

9. The film format must be Academy 35 mm.

I'm not sure if they are referring to the film negative format or the printed format, but a 35 mm camera is too heavy to be handheld.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:38 am

Bjork is a curious case of a musician whose music I don't like, but nontheless respect.

Wow, that's a comprehensive review.

I cut it short, actually.

I'm not very ecstatic about Dogme 95 either.

I guess they didn't think of it very seriously, actually. Browsing through their site, on a few places I got the impression that it all started as a sorn of in-joke of Danish cinematographers. Other than that, Dogme films I've seen didn't impress me. I find them, mhhh, substancially not much different than an average european film, it's just that they were made in that naturalistic manner. As if they were too obsessed with following the rules to actually take time to write a script with a point and to work out a storyboard.
People will still get more kick out of one of those Sergio Leone's scenes without dialogues, just with Morricone's music, than out of the entire Dogme film.
And, of course, I'd kick them in the mcDuffies for the last rule. How do they imagine to revive art films if they're trying to erase distinction among directors? What's the difference from Hollywood and it's directors-for-hire way then?

I also noticed a little loophole in their manifesto:

3. The camera must be hand-held.

9. The film format must be Academy 35 mm.
I'm not sure if they are referring to the film negative format or the printed format, but a 35 mm camera is too heavy to be handheld.

Uh... Why do you have a screwed-up postcount bar?