Review of Manderlay (2005) by Michael O — 24 May 2008

Dogville was MUCH better...No wonder Nicole Kidman opted not to reprise her role here...

This review of Manderlay (2005) was written by Michael O on 24 May 2008.

Manderlay has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ibraheem H (1) on 17 Jul 2013

Upon watching Dogville one gets great expectations as to how well its sequel would be, I must say Manderlay is a slight disappointment, but…

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By Al M (1,263) on 04 Aug 2010

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By John M (4,356) on 22 Jun 2010

I love this style of challenging filmmaking. So going in, I only knew that this was by Lars von Trier and about slavery, but what I didnâ…

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By Ers . (97) on 15 Aug 2010

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By Blind P (145) on 03 Aug 2010

In much the same way as I feel RT is totally fucked up now and will never be set to rights, the movie examines America's history of slavery…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 08 Sep 2009

No one can say this lives up to the standard of 'Dogville,' and like the characters in most of his scripts, Von Trier has only himself to blame…

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By Noah R (224) on 03 Dec 2009

Para começar, é melhor avisar que os primeiros 15 minutos de Manderlay foram os piores que eu já vi num filme de Lars Von Trier…

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By Pau G (23) on 26 May 2009

Lars Von Trier, como sempre identificando as podridões da humanidade e jogando-as em minha face, sem piedade. Assim que é bom…

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A sort of spiritual succesor to the wonderful film Dogville, Manderlay tells a story about slavery now with racism against black people as…

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