Editing Manderlay (section)

==Production==
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[[Nicole Kidman]] and [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]], who had appeared in earlier chapter of the trilogy, did not return for this film; Kidman was unable to return due to scheduling conflicts, while Caan disapproved of the film's depiction of [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American culture]] and [[slavery]].

Fearful about her sex scene, [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] said she approached it in a hypnotic state. After the first take, she excused herself and went to the bathroom to collect her thoughts, then started to think of it as a sort of comedic scene. "Just in my head. And interestingly enough, Lars kind of felt that. The scene wasn't written funny at all, but there are some really eccentric and absurd moments in that scene that people tend to chuckle at."<ref>{{cite web |title='Prude' Howard fills in for Kidman |work=www.deseret.com |date=22 May 2005 |url=https://www.deseret.com/2005/5/22/19893406/prude-howard-fills-in-for-kidman |access-date=9 February 2022 }}</ref>

=== Donkey killing ===
During production, a [[donkey]] was slaughtered for dramatic purposes resulting in [[John C. Reilly]], the actor originally cast as Dr. Hector, quitting in protest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Xan |last2=Tempest |first2=Matthew |title=Reilly drops out over dead donkey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/29/news.xanbrooks |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=1 September 2023 |date=29 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Neil |title=Lars Von Trier's controversial career |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13455855 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=1 September 2023 |date=19 May 2011}}</ref> The scene was cut from the film before it was released.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cruelty to Animals in the Entertainment Business : Cruel Camera – Cruelty on Film : the fifth estate : CBC News |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/cruelty.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325193835/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/cruelty.html |archive-date=25 March 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>