BjörkSelma JezkovaSavaraTV movie
Dancer in the Dark
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
DramaCrime
Starring
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Directed by
Lars von Trier
About
Dancer in the Dark
DramaCrime
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
Information
- Released
- Sep 1, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- DK
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
Production
- Studio
- Zentropa Entertainments
- Studio
- DR
- Studio
- SVT Drama
- Studio
- ARTE
- Studio
- France 3 Cinéma
- Studio
- Blind Spot Pictures
Cast
People in this story
BjörkSelma Jezkova
Catherine DeneuveKathy
David MorseBill Houston
Peter StormareJeff
Joel GreyOldrich Novy
Cara SeymourLinda Houston
Jean-Marc BarrNorman
Vincent PatersonSamuel
Siobhan Fallon HoganBrenda
Željko IvanekDistrict Attorney
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