Mad cinematic revisionist Lars von Trier continues his reinvention of American history with Manderlay, the second installment of his USA...
Mad cinematic revisionist Lars von Trier continues his reinvention of American history with Manderlay, the second installment of his USA - Land of Opportunity trilogy. As with the first film, Dogville (2003), he employs the Brechtian device of filming on a soundstage with a painted floor, only a few pieces of decor and props and a curtain cyclorama for backdrop.
Bryce Dallas Howard resumes the role that Nicole Kidman previously played, as the daughter of a 1930s gangster in the deep South. She becomes enraged with the attitude of the owners of a cotton plantation towards slavery. But, always the trickster, director von Trier cheekily implies that black Americans are complicit in their own oppression.
Bryce Dallas Howard resumes the role that Nicole Kidman previously played, as the daughter of a 1930s gangster in the deep South. She becomes enraged with the attitude of the owners of a cotton plantation towards slavery. But, always the trickster, director von Trier cheekily implies that black Americans are complicit in their own oppression.
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Manderlay | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong sex scene, Mature themes
- Runtime
- 139
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany