Dancer in the Dark

Watch this film " Dancer in the Dark " and answer the following questions separately:

1. The Dogme '95 film manifesto "The Vow of Chastity" provides a set of specific rules and guidelines for making films. What do you think about the idea of having set rules for making films? Do these rules merely create constraints or do these constraints provide creative possibilities? Why do you think that Dogme '95 was eventually abandoned by its founders?
2. Dogme '95 was a reaction to "over-produced" Hollywood films that in addition to using continuity editing al techniques to "polish" films. Do you think that Dancer in the Dark might be "under-produced"? If so, which eh either during filming or in post production?
3. Dancer in the Dark was filmed in color and black & white, with the musical scenes shot in color (with stabh black & white (with hand-held) cameras. Why do you think the director chose to film these different types of musical scenes advance the film's narrative or are they a distraction? Why do you think so?
4. One of the main goals of Dogme '95 was the democratization of cinema. Today, the technology to make a professional directors are making feature length films with smartphones). Do you agree the the Dogme '95 51 Justify your response.