:arrow: EUR DVD REVIEW: Manderlay -- Drama Unfolds on Alabama Plantation Where Slavery Never Ended By Kam Williams (August 8, 2006) *It is 1933, and by accident some mobsters from Chicago drive up to a secluded old plantation in Alabama by the name of Manderlay. Rather than finding a relic of the ante-bellum South, the gangsters make the disturbing discovery that this is a plantation where slavery never ended. This is the provocative point of departure of Manderlay, a moving melodrama with talented cast topped by Danny Glover, Oscar-nominees Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, John Hurt and Chloe Sevigny. Still, the real star of the movie is Bryce Dallas Howard, as Grace, the conflicted daughter of a Mafia don. For although her father has a hands-off attitude, the young girl summons up the gumption to do something about it, stating that, "We whites have committed an irreparable crime against an entire people," concluding, "We have a moral obligation" to undo it. Grace thus serves as the story's social conscience, a cleansing force intent on confronting America's defining divide. In this capacity, she challenges the residents of Manderlay to reassess their ingrained beliefs about the indelibility of the color line. She exhorts the whites to abandon their ingrained arrogance, while imploring the blacks to shed their equally deep-seated sense of low-self esteem. Though ostensibly about events occurring at a mythical mansion in the Thirties, Manderlay is, nonetheless, an eloquent exploration of present-day black-white relations. Directed by Lars von Trier who shot the picture on a shoestring budget in his native Sweden, this minimalist theatrical-style production rises far above its modest means. Relying on a daring script as executed by A-list actors, it offers a potentially transformational experience for any inclined to contemplate an introspective, gut-wrenching meditation on the intractability of the legacy of slavery. PS>Also there's some IR action in the movie with Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace and a brotha I believe.
I'm not surprised. Mainly because it's and indie film with a Swedish director that is very GRITTY in dealing with deep RACIAL & IR themes :!:
sigh.. and with a cast like that? I'd sure much rather see or watch this movie that some stupid movie that is all over the airwaves like the 40 yr old virgin or similar
I heard about this movie a couple of months ago. Although the title wasn't given out, the description of the scene between Bryce (Ron's daughter) and the black guy was mentioned. I believe a website (MrSkin.com) had pics from the movie as well. I look into it.
Hey folks. Here's a review from MrSkin.com. In the arthouse outrage Manderlay (2005), Danish iconoclast Lars Von Trier castigates the pre-Civil-War American south the most powerful way possible: by having Bryce Dallas Howard--the real-life daughter of actor-director Ron Howard--strip completely nude while she gets it on with a black dude. That's right, Opie's girl shows both her Mayberries and even her Aunt Beav! So we learn all kinds of useful facts from Manderlay--first, that slavery is a bummer and, much more crucially, that Bryce is a natural redhead. Director: Lars von Trier Rated: NR Country: Denmark, France, Germany... Language: English Runtime: 139 minutes Theatrical Release: 01/27/2006 US DVD Release: 08/08/2006 Genre(s): Drama Keyword(s): Interracial Unfortunately, these were the most "tamed" photos I could post. But from what I've seen in the other pics, their sex scene is quite explicit. Also, notice that the theatrical release date was January of this year. Not a real whisper of this movie in the states until its DVD release this month. Hmmm.
Of course there not gonna mention it here in the States. There would be outrage from all sorts of people. I gotta cop this tho.
