Manderlay

2005
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139 mins
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Manderlay | Ratings & Reviews

"Hate is too strong an emotion to spend on such a clumsy, bloodless broadside against human foibles in general and American follies in particular..."

Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal

"In truth, von Trier is not so much a filmmaker as a misanthropic mesmerist, who uses movies to bend the viewer to his humorless will..."

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

"To warm to Manderlay, the chilly second installment of Lars von Trier's not-yet-finished three-part Brechtian allegory examining United States history, you must be willing to tolerate the derision and moral arrogance of a snide European intellectual thumbing his nose at American barbarism..."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"I wouldn't go so far as to claim Manderlay is fun to watch. Von Trier, who can made compulsively watchable films ("Breaking the Waves"), has found a style that will alienate most audiences. Maybe it's necessary..."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"Anybody can make a movie that's anti-slavery. But to make a movie that's explicitly anti-democracy-that's something..."

Premiere MagazinePremiere Magazine

"Unstintingly raw and cynical, this disconcerting and deeply affecting State Of The Union treatise regularly comes dangerously close to caricature..."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"A bare-bones soundstage, a swipe at US policy, an embattled ginger heroine... Yes, it's the return of Lars von Trier with part two in the trilogy begun by Dogville. Alas, even radical Danish auteurs can fall victim to the law of diminishing returns: like so many follow-ups, Manderlay struggles to recapture its predecessor's startling novelty. Nevertheless, there are still provocations to ponder as gangster's daughter Grace (The Village's Bryce Dallas Howard, stepping in for Nicole Kidman) attempts to reform a community of black slaves..."

BBCBBC

Manderlay | Details

Runtime
139
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany