Dancer in the Dark

Sep 1, 2000

2h 20m

★ 7.9

In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

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

Dancer in the Dark Trailers

Cast

Selma Jezkova

Björk

Kathy

Catherine Deneuve

Bill Houston

David Morse

Jeff

Peter Stormare

Oldrich Novy

Joel Grey

Linda Houston

Cara Seymour

Gene Jezkova

Vladica Kostic

Norman

Jean-Marc Barr

Samuel

Vincent Paterson

Brenda

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

District Attorney

Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Porkorny

Udo Kier

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