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"Dogville" is set in a fictional town in the Rockies. Kidman plays Grace, a desperate stranger who asks Dogville's residents (played by Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgard, Chloe Sevigny and others) to hide her from ruthless gangsters. Initially portrayed as homespun and considerate folk, the people of Dogville turn out to be morally despicable individuals who are variously treacherous, fear-driven and even rapacious. … In the movie's biblical scheme of things, they get their just deserts. |
Sacre bleu! Now let's burn all those evil anti-french movies by Luis Bunuel, shall we? Just think about it, how eg Belle de Jour portrays french men as either pathetic weaklings or brothel going perverts, and french women as masochistic wannabe whores.
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Maryland, USA
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Rufus:
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Honest question (not a provocation): have you ever lived abroad (and I mean really lived abroad, not lived on a military base or some other "Little America")? |
I've traveled in Europe several times, and my impression is somewhat different than yours. But then, I have not lived on or near military bases or other American enclaves, and tend to avoid the most touristy areas. When in France I would order a Coq Monsieur for lunch (in French), not "Le Boat Burger".
Tingkai:
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How do you know it is critical of the US? |
Did you read the link, or any of several other similar reviews, including some from Europe?
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It's a work of fiction set in a fictional town, only the most brain-dead simpleton would consider it a realistic portrayal of American society. Especially when it isn't meant to be. |
Consider von Trier's comment in yesterday's NY Times
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"I know that America doesn't look like that," Mr. von Trier said, "but I also know that America does look like that." |
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is one way of saying it, though I prefer "mensch"
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Originally posted by Adam Smith
Rufus:
I've traveled in Europe several times, and my impression is somewhat different than yours. But then, I have not lived on or near military bases or other American enclaves, and tend to avoid the most touristy areas. When in France I would order a Coq Monsieur for lunch (in French), not "Le Boat Burger".
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Of course; I'm the same way. But it is impossible to spend a whole day in a major Turkish city without at least being reminded of the existence of America and its international power. It might be passing a McDonalds or a Burger King; in might be the transaction you engage in that is negotiated entirely in dollars, not lira; it might simply be the encroachment of English on the native language (where diet cola, for example is not called "Cola Sekersiz" but "Diet [pronounced Dee-et ] Cola"). By contrast, I could spend whole years in Pittsburgh going about my business and never be asked to think of Turkey -- or Denmark, for that matter. What I'm saying is that most Americans have the luxury of forgetting, day-in and day-out, that the rest of the world even exists. But the rest of the world does not have the luxury of forgetting that we exist; we've made damned sure of that. At this point, at least in the West, everybody lives in America, at least just a little.
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HershOstropoler
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But it is impossible to spend a whole day in a major Turkish city without at least being reminded of the existence of America and its international power. |
On the other hand, it is impossible to watch a Hollywood war movie without being reminded of Leni Riefenstahl.
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LOL!!!!
moderate Fez
how is that possible
the moderate part of Fez is the empty set...
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22-05-2003 11:11
(I guess all you need is the one stock shot of Jackson Square and the Cathedral followed by some cops whooping @$$ on Bourbon Street.)
). It's a work of fiction set in a fictional town, only the most brain-dead simpleton would consider it a realistic portrayal of American society. Especially when it isn't meant to be.
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