The Hunt (Jagten). Thomas Vinterberg, 2012.
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Edition screened: Magnolia Blu-ray, released 2013. Danish language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 115 minutes.
Summary: Predictable formulaic deer and pet killing.
Details:
1) A deer is shot 21:17-21:21.
2) The family dog has been murdered and is shown dead in a trash bag, 1:22:18-1:22:23, then lying dead while being buried, 1:22:54-1:24:00.
If a visitor from another galaxy were required to summarize Western art on Earth with just one style or theme, that visitor probably would have difficulty choosing between the huge group of paintings made from the 14th through 17th centuries depicting scenes of Christianity, and the equal quantity of films in which the family pet is murdered as a threatening warning. Same obsessive people, different century. Vinterberg’s skilled judgement as a Dogme filmmaker is tarnished by this downscale Hollywood tactic.