How's DV in low light/high contrast?

I'm preparing to shoot a dramatic feature on DV in the next few months. As most people I want it to look as close to film as humanly possible. How does DV work in low light situations and high contrast?i.e. dark shadows in b.g., etc? Also, which cameras do you recommend? The Canon XL-1 and the Sony DX1000 seem to keep popping up on this board. How are they? Thanks a lot.

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