Description - Dogville Vs Hollywood by Jake Horsley
Lars Von Trier's controversial film Dogville caused quite a stir on its release in 2003. The minimal set provides the background to a story about a woman running away from her criminal family and looking for shelter in the small town of Dogville. At first viewed with suspicion, she is gradually accepted before things start to go horribly wrong...Interpreting Dogville as a comment on the Hollywood film industry, Jake Horsley aims to discuss the conflict between 'artistic' and 'commercial' movie-making. He proposes that the term 'independent', when applied to film-making, be considered an artistic term relating to sensibility and vision rather than just a question of backing or funds. Can an 'independent' film ever achieve commercial success in Hollywood? Charting the history of independent cinema from early 'pioneers' Sam Peckinpah and Jean Luc Godard through to modern masters Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch, this book provides a much-needed critical analysis of the state of today's film industry.
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