In Dogville 2003, what's the purpose of "Dictum ac factum" that's written on the mine?
In Dogville - 2003, in a brief scene, there's a writing on the wall of the mine that reads "dictum ac factum" which in Latin means "said and done". I suppose it's mentioning what the villagers have said and done to Grace but what's the purpose of it and why is it written on the wall of the mine?
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Maybe it refers to the idea (central to the movie) that, when all is "said and done", people, who appeared so nice at first, will have shown their true colors?.
Do you remember at what stage of the movie this is?.
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What is the point of Dogville?
Dogville is a parable about the human (and particularly American) capacity for malice and hypocrisy. Grace (Nicole Kidman), a young woman fleeing the mob (why, we're not sure), stumbles into Dogville, a tiny hamlet in the Rocky Mountains.Is Dogville based on a true story?
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