Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Movie · 140 min. · Denmark
The story concerns Selma (Björk), a Czech immigrant living in 1964 Washington State with her 12-year-old son, Gene (Vladan Kostic). On the verge of blindness, Selma spends her days working in a factory, as well as performing other odd jobs, in order to save up enough money to pay for an operation that will cure Gene of the same disease. To pass the time, Selma fantasizes that her own life is a musical, one in which her friends join her in sweeping song-and-dance routines. After her neighbor Bill (David Morse) discovers Selmas hidden savings and steals them from her, she is forced to perform an act of salvation that will condemn her forever.
Direction Lars von Trier
Cast Björk · Catherine Deneuve · David Morse · Peter Stormare · Jean-Marc Barr · Joel Grey · Udo Kier · Vincent Paterson · Cara Seymour · Vladica Kostic · Siobhan Fallon · Zeljko Ivanek · Jens Albinus
Soundtrack Björk
Screenplay Lars von Trier
Cinematography Robby Müller
Original title Dancer in the Dark
7.6
47K votes (FilmAffinity)
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