Manderlay (2005)

Directed by

Lars von Trier

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 406 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Grace Mulligan who arrives at a plantation in the American South and tries to free the enslaved workers. It shows the difficulty of imposing freedom and the persistence of old power structures.

minimalisttheatricalstarkuncomfortableslow-burnprovocativebleaksatirical

What happens

Manderlay is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, the second part of Trier's projected USA: Land of Opportunities trilogy. Unlike Trier's other trilogies, the films' stories are connected and it is a direct sequel to Dogville. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, who replaces Nicole Kidman in the role of Grace Mulligan. The film co-stars Willem Dafoe, replacing James Caan. Lauren Bacall, Željko Ivanek, Jeremy Davies, and Chloë Sevigny return portraying different characters from those in Dogville. Only John Hurt, Udo Kier, and Jean-Marc Barr reprise their roles. The film was internationally co-produced with seven different European countries. The staging is very similar to Dogville, which was shot on a sparsely dressed sound stage akin to black box theater. As in the case of Dogville, Manderlay's action is confined to a small geographic area, in this case a plantation. The film is dedicated to the memory of a French film producer, Humbert Balsan (1954-2005). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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