Dogville (2004) - Quotes

Grace's Discontent by the Gooseberry Bushes

Chapter TWO: Grace had ended up next to Ma Ginger's gooseberry bushes, in a mood that was not particularly good.

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Communication Styles in Dogville's Interviews

Chapter TWO: [[curiosity] Grace's interview with Jack McKay proved sadly symptomatic of the attitude in Dogville. Reserved but friendly, not without ]. Only Jack had expressed his "no" concisely and precisely: Martha needed a monologue almost an hour long to arrive at the same conclusion.

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Grace Approaches the Blind Man's Door

Chapter TWO: Grace turned into the alley which went by the exotic name, Glunen Street to knock on the door of the blind — but only too vain — man.

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Questioning Nonsense in Dogville

Chapter TWO: A cleanin lady for a cleanin lady? You be talkin nonsense, Mister Ben!

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Grace's First Day in Dogville

Chapter TWO: [[spring; [work] This first day of ] had also been picked to be Grace's first ever day of ]. The day in which she was to set off around Dogville and offer herself one hour per household per day.

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A Shift in Perception of Dogville

Chapter ONE: [[light] Calling Dogville beautiful was original at least. Grace was just casting one more look at the figurines she herself would have dismissed as tasteless a few days earlier, when she suddenly sensed what would best have been described as a tiny change of ] over Dogville.

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Perceptions of a Small Town's Beauty

Chapter ONE: [[love; [beautiful; [people; [hopes; [dreams] If this is the town you that ], then you really have a strange way of showing it. All I see, is a ] little town in the midst of magnificent mountains. A place where ] have ] and ] even under the hardest conditions. And seven figurines that are not awful at all.

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The Meaning of Figurines in Dogville

Chapter ONE: Those awful figurines say more about the people in this town, than many words.

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Decision Made at the Town Meeting

Chapter ONE: [[words] No more ] were spoken at the town meeting in the mission house. But it had been decided, they all felt, that the fugitive would be given two weeks. And they would all be able to look at themselves in the mirror and know that they had done what they could, indeed, and perhaps more than most people would have done.

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Conditional Offer of Two Weeks

Chapter ONE: Surely we can offer her two weeks! And if after that time so much as one man cries out Be gone! — I promise I'll happily send her packing myself.

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Concern for Others' Safety

Chapter ONE: I really don't want to put any of you in jeopardy.

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The Importance of Observation

Chapter ONE: Observant, that's what I am.

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Critique of Tom's Persuasiveness

Chapter ONE: [[nonsense; [philosopher] Honestly, Tom, you've done it again. Made us come here to listen to a lot of ]. What do you think you are some kind of ]?

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Tom's Moral Endeavor and Audience Reception

Chapter ONE: To call the mood of the audience at Tom’s morale lecture in the mission house the next day "enthusiastic" would have been going too far — but they had come. And Tom had launched himself fearlessly into his endeavor to illustrate the human problem: to receive. The subject was obvious, but quite dreadfully ill-considered by this young man. To compensate for his lack of preparation Tom made diligent use of his technique of lashing out somewhat haphazardly in all directions. .

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The Burden of Choice and Responsibility

Chapter ONE: * Tom to Grace.

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Recognizing Potential in Dogville

Chapter ONE: I think you have plenty to offer Dogville.

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Grace's Reflection on Community and Isolation

Chapter ONE: * Grace to Tom.

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Questioning the Nature of the Town's People

Chapter ONE: Are you saying that everybody in this town is like you?

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The Choice of Vulnerability as a Gift

Chapter ONE: She could have kept her vulnerability to herself, but she had elected to give herself up to him at random. As... Yes... a gift. "Generous, very generous", thought Tom.

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A Stranger's Connection to Dogville

Chapter ONE: [[Grace; [Choice|chosen] The beautiful fugitive's name was ]. She hadn't ] Dogville from a map or sought out the township for a visit, yet Tom felt right away that she belonged.

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Questioning Alternatives and Possibilities

Chapter ONE: Is there another way?

Warning Against Dangerous Heights

Chapter ONE: [[mountain; [life] Hey Lady! I wouldn't go up there if I were you. I know the ] well, I doubt if I'd get away with my ]. It's a very nasty drop.

Unusual Barking Signifies Something Awry

Chapter ONE: [[Moses; [danger; [fox; [force] Tom could have spent another half hour or more on the bench, but another unusual noise roused him. It was ] barking. Oh, that wasn't unusual in itself, but it was the way he barked that was new. His barking was not loud, but more of a snarl, as if the ] was quite close at hand and not merely a passing raccoon or ]. As if the dog were standing face to face with a ] to be taken seriously. .

The Power of Narrative and Illustration

Chapter ONE: [[storm; [human; [soul] It wasn't long before his thoughts were back on his favorite subjects again, and in the midst of the ] they metamorphosed into articles and novels and great gatherings that'd listen in silence to Tom after the publication of yet another volume that scourged and purged the ] ]. And he saw men — and among them even other writers — throw their arms round one another as, through his words, life had opened up for them anew. It hadn't been easy. But by his diligence and application to narrative and drama his message had gotten through, and asked about his technique he would have to say but one word: "Illustration".

Reflection on Forgotten Aspects of Society

Prologue: You think they're fine? I don't think so, I think there is a lot this country has forgotten. I just try and refresh folks memory by way of illustration.

Wicked Times and Growing Hardship

Prologue: These are wicked times, Tom Edison. Soon there'll be folks by with even less than us.

Waste Not, Want Not

Prologue: Jason gave that mutt a bone with meat on it? When did we last see meat? Next time you waste good food I'll take your knife away. Oughta known it was you giv'n meat to eat. Moses was meant to be hungry! To keep watch.

Tom's Ambivalence Toward Writing and Responsibility

Prologue: Tom's father had been a doctor and now received a modest pension so it was no great disaster for Tom to drift about not doing anything in particular. Tom was a writer… at any rate by his own lights. Oh, his output as committed to paper was so far limited to the words "great" and "small", followed by a question mark, but nevertheless meticulously archived in one of his many bureau drawers... In order to postpone the time at which he would have to put pen to paper in earnest, Tom had now come up with a series of meetings on moral rearmament with which he felt obliged to benefit the town.

Description of Dogville's Dwellings

Prologue: Most of the buildings were pretty wretched; more like shacks; frankly. The house in which Tom lived was the best, though, and in good times might almost have passed for presentable.

The Tale of Dogville's Defining End

Prologue: This is the sad tale of the township of Dogville. Dogville was in the Rocky Mountains in the US of A. Up here where the road came to its definitive end near the entrance to the old, abandoned silver mine. .