Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Directed by Lars von Trier
“In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.”
Drama, Crime · 2h 20m
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Writer
- Lars von Trier
- Director of Photography
- Robby Müller
- Original Music Composer
- Björk
- Editor
- Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gédigier
- Producer
- Vibeke Windeløv, Leo Pescarolo
Details
- Release date
- 2000-09-01
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Production
- Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR
- Budget
- $12,500,000
- Box office
- $40,061,153
Björk
Catherine Deneuve
David Morse
Peter Stormare
Joel Grey
Cara Seymour
Jean-Marc Barr
Vincent Paterson
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Željko Ivanek
Udo Kier