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    Dogville
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 89 (Oct 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany, Blair Brown, James Caan, Patricia Clarkson, Jeremy Davies, Ben Gazzara, Philip Baker Hall, Thom Hoffman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, John Hurt, Zeljko Ivanek, John Randolph Jones, Udo Kier, Cleo King, Miles Purinton, Bill Raymond, Chlo

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    www.lionsgatefilms.com
    www.dogvillemovie.com
    Special Features
    The Set Up menu includes audio commentary by director Lars Von Trier and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Lions Gate Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 16234
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Violence and sexual content
    (Retail Price): $26.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 178
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/24/04
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Lars Von Trier
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Grace Margaret Mulligan (Kidman) is a young woman who wanders into the town of Dogville while seeking escape from gangsters. Tom Edison (Bettany) decides that Dogville is just the place for Grace and convinces the townsfolk to let her stay. Suddenly things take a turn for the worse when the authorities and the gangsters come looking for Grace...and it seems the fate of the young woman is decided once and for all. Dogville is performed as a stage play with minimal props and is narrated by John Hurt. (Tricia Littrell)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD exhibits the intriguing visuals with satisfying quality. The stage setting exhibits a deep black background (for the night scenes) and blown-out white background for the daytime scenes, and colors within the

    Soundtrack:
    This movie, in the form of a stage presentation, exhibits a Dolby

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