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Dancer in the Dark

R
Movie
2000
2h 20m
English
Drama, Crime
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, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
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8.1
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Dancer in the Dark (2000) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
67

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Bjrk
Selma Jezkova
David Morse
Bill Houston
Joel Grey
Oldrich Novy
Cara Seymour
Linda Houston
Vladica Kostic
Gene Jezkova
Zeljko Ivanek
District Attorney
Udo Kier
Dr. Porkorny
Mette Berggreen
Receptionist
Lars Michael Dinesen
Defense Attorney / Dancer
Katrine Falkenberg
Suzan / Dancer
Noah Lazarus
Officer of the Court / Dancer
John Martinus
Chairman / Dancer
Luke Reilly
New Defense Council
SeanMichael Smith
Person in Doorway
Paprika Steen
Woman on Night Shift
Directed By: Lars von Trier
Written By: Lars von Trier

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goncaalo says...
10 years ago
The last scene is just...
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Polly Waffle says...
4 years ago
This film is both spectacular yet horrifying. The musical numbers fit into this film so well and just engross you with the powerful voice of Bjork flowing from the screen, shattering the mostly feel-good association of musicals.
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paezfaexz says...
9 years ago
some song really enjoyed me.i like Jeff character.that enough.
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Chinalover33 says...
2 months ago
Now I'm not a fan of musicals, but this movie uses it as a means of escapism for the main character. It's a very unique take on the genre. Even without the musical aspect, this movie is such an emotional journey, and it's definitely not for the faint of heart. I mean I was a little bored around the beginning of the third act, but goddamn that ending pulled me right back in.
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manicure
8/10  one year ago
Revisited for the first time in at least twenty years during a retrospective at my neighborhood's movie theater. I remember my extremely premature encounter with the film, as it traumatized me emotionally while at the same time introducing me to an entirely new style of filmmaking.

The manipulati More
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smallclone
10/10  5 years ago
It feels weird rating a film 10 out of 10 as I've only ever done it about 20 times. I'm not a fan of musicals, and I possibly wouldn't have watched this if I knew it was a musical, but I'm fond of Bjork's music. I completely loved this movie. It blew me away. Extraordinary, movin More
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brownkity
CONTAINS SPOILERS6 years ago
Ok, I must admit...I skipped a few...a bunch of the singing. I don't hate musicals, but the singing lasted way too long in all of the scenes...and sometimes you didn't even need the musical. I honestly felt that those parts could have benefited from being shorter.

The movie itself wasn&# More
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FrontrunnerParis
3 years ago
Dazzling Björk in this indictment against the death sentence, in tight close-ups. This film is a UFO, musical without being.
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