Dogville

We have about 3 chances in life, maybe, to see a drama as important and great as Lars Von Treirs' DOGVILLE.

DOGVILLE is not sublime nor subtle. It is not completely new --- in fact, most of it is familiar. It borrows several archtypes of American drama, it is entirely constructed of them. It is a house constructed against itself.

DOGVILLE manages to be both surprising and obvious. It is clearly meant for us, and our times, and it hits its target. This will be a movie that people will watch 30 years from now, and say "Ah, yes, it must have been something to see back then." If it does not gain wide appreciation, it will be because in borrowing so much which is familiar, it will be thought to be not inventive enough to be great. But, sometimes a drama can be great because it says the things which needed to be said, when they needed to be said.

Do not miss it.