Manderlay
After leaving Dogville, idealistic Grace decides to confront slavery on a 1930s Alabama plantation. Cynic Lars von Trier tells of „a land of unlimited possibilities“.
In the second part of the still unfinished American trilogy, based on the theme of the USA as a land of unlimited possibilities, Lars von Trier reintroduces the character Grace – the heroine of his previous film Dogville. Grace and her father move from Colorado in the early 1930s to Alabama, to an old plantation called Manderlay, where they are confronted with the horrific cruelty and injustice of slavery. Grace must intervene. But with what result? Orders maintained for decades are crumbling, but will teaching slaves democracy prove effective? Set in a studio with only a few sets, but featuring a stellar cast. The cinematography, production design and music earned the piece a European Film Award nomination.
Read moreValladolid International Film Festival
2005 – Lars von Trier (Best Film)
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