Manderlay
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
An hour later and I am finally able to make this post. Some weird corruption as a result of Firefox 2.0s cache when switching between proxy's led to all google services and specifically their login procedures from failing to load, thus I could not login to Blogger. Erasing my private data from Firefox and starting over fixed the problem until it occurs again.
Anyway, Manderlay is Lars von Trier's sequel to Dogville, a personal favourite. It sees Grace and her father, on their trip home from Dogville pass Manderlay where a black woman pleads for help as a slave is about to be beaten. Grace steps in and liberates all, enforces democracy and sets about improving the Manderlay community. The film consequentially follows the events that occur thereafter and the route the small community takes. I don't want to delve into the political discussions that arise from this film's conclusions, I merely wish to urge you towards watching this monument so that you may approach the table of debate with some interpretations of your own.
Manderlay is masterful and brilliant. It also stars the delightful Bryce Dallas Howard and Willem Dafoe:
Grace and her father
The original and barebones set
Grace Margaret Mulligan: Dammit Wilhelm, they're not free. That's what matters.
Wilhelm: I'd call that a philosophical argument.
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