Dancer in the Dark

Movie

2000

2h 20m

English

Drama, Crime

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8.1

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Dancer in the Dark

Movie

2000

2h 20m

English

Drama, Crime

Watch on Kanopy

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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Cast

Selma Jezkova

Kathy

Bill Houston

Jeff

Oldrich Novy

Linda Houston

Gene Jezkova

Norman

Samuel

Brenda

District Attorney

Dr. Porkorny

Morty

Judge

Receptionist

Defense Attorney / Dancer

Suzan / Dancer

Angry Man

Detective

Officer of the Court / Dancer

Chairman / Dancer

New Defense Council

Doctor

Person in Doorway

Woman on Night Shift

Directed By: Lars von Trier

Written By: Lars von Trier

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goncaalo says...

9 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...

a month 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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