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Dogville

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Lost Highways: Two Films That Drove Me From the Theater

This doesn’t happen often. I think I can name only five films that have driven me from the theater in my moviegoing lifetime. But these two were especially surprising, as both films had come highly recommended by prominent American film critics and by close friends in my film-enthusiast community. B
07 Sep 2012 7 min read
Dogville (2004)
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Dogville (2004)

[This review was originally published at Christianity Today.] • There is an unforgettable scene in Dogville. It is unconventional, risky, unsettling, and it sums up writer/director Lars von Trier's rage against human hard-heartedness. In a wordless moment, the camera, the actors, the stage and the silence offer us
27 Mar 2005 7 min read
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