Manderlay

Actually, Roger Ebert reviewed this movie and liked it very much. It is provocative. It was written to make to you think about its theme more than entertain you. Think of "Our Town". Bare bones sets; it is a large stage... Full review

The entire movie was filmed on a stage with minimal props which requires you to actively use your imagination from beginning to end. You had to imagine doors, barns, houses, etc. as you heard some of the sounds these objects would... Full review

Bryce Dallas Howard is such a beautiful and talented actor; however, the sexual content in this film is quite unbecoming for Bryce. I was quite turned off by Bryce's display of nudity. Not saying that I was disgusted by Bryce herself,... Full review

In 1933, after leaving Dogville, while traveling with her father (Willem Dafoe) and his gangsters to the south of USA, Grace Margaret Mulligan (Bryce Dallas Howard) sees a slave ready to be punished in a property called Manderlay. The slavery... Full review

I've only seen the film once, but I felt that the most consistent interpretation was strictly about arrogant imperialism. I found myself first seeing through a very direct lens of a slave narrative/American liberal white guilt. This is an easy... Full review

Well, the boy on the till told me that I was in for a treat when I bought my ticket, and that wasn't just salesmanship. It's very much Dogville Part 2; formally, it's at least as good. Thematically, politically, etc.... Full review

I basically like the way von Trier has set up this film and the way he holds on to his story. Manderlay is a rough film to watch, not because of it's political aspects or it's philosophical view-points, but because... Full review

i cannot even comprehend how people who are seeing this movie can see it as anything short of pure genius. every line, every part of this film is as profound as it is beautiful, as amazingly acted (c'mon critics, just because... Full review

Von Trier's Brechtian Gamble On Manderlay This time "liberal" is a dirty word By Jayson Harsin"The movement must address itself to the question of restructuring the whole of American society . . . America must be born again!" — Martin... Full review

In the age of quick cut MTV-style action packed cinema, danish director Lars von Trier brings welcome relief in the form of minimalist backdrop, and insightful dialogue. Reality TV eat ya heart out. Manderlay is the second film in Lars von... Full review

Which might be said as well of last year's Manderlay , where apparently spastic camera swoops and hiccups and zooms (albeit noncomputerized) and raggedly mismatched shots were wedded to a voice track that functioned with an almost clocklike precision: as lean and purposive in its design as the visuals were all over the place ... ... Full Review

Because Manderlay is brave en ough to be out there topically and visually, with this disc I crave special features. The Disc: Unfortunately, the disc for Manderlay is bland because it contains absolutely no extras. Initially, the film is awkward. ... Full Review

She is now more action oriented, ready to do good rather than just be good, and she's no longer afraid of harsh tactics. Howard brings a different kind of physical power to the character, one that is well suited to Grace's current state of mind. ... Full Review

They stop by chance at an old plantation called Manderlay, behind whose gates Grace discovers a black commune living as the freshly emancipated slaves they were 70 years earlier. The African-American bulk of the cast is collectively as well as individually superb, every characterization memorably nuanced. ... Full Review

The Manderlay residents don't really trust her, though given the way she arrives you really can't blame them. This already controversial drama is yet another anti-American screed from Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, who's become more than a little tiresome with all his cinematic bashing of the United States and its political policies. ... Full Review

Antichrist (Unrated) Lars von Trier (Manderlay) directs this horror flick about a grieving couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) who retreat to a cabin in the woods to mourn the loss of their son and to work on their marriage... ... Full Article

PM PT, Oct 21 2009 In all his best known works -- from "Breaking the Waves" (1996) through "Dancer in the Dark" (2000), "Dogville" (2003) and "Manderlay" (2005) -- Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier has repeated the the same template:... ... Full Article

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For the global film business, genre-busting may be the next big thing. Both in the Cannes Competition and in the market, auteurs are mashing art house sensibilities with pulp fiction. ... Full Article

When I wrote about Nicole Kidman signing up for the next Woody Allen film in March , I bit my tongue and didn't mention my doubts. ... Full Article

Award highlighting European co-production to be made to Dogville and Manderlay co-producers Vibeke Windeløv and Bettina Brokemper. The Prix Eurimages will be presented for the second time at this year's European Film Awards. ... Full Article