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Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to prevent her young son from suffering the same fate. Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Joel Grey also star. The soundtrack for the film, Selmasongs, was written mainly by Björk, but a number of songs featured contributions from Mark Bell and some of the lyrics were written by von Trier and Sjón.
Plot
In Washington state in 1964, Selma Ježková, a Czech immigrant, has moved to the United States with her 12-year-old son, Gene Ježek. They live a life of poverty as Selma works at a factory with her good friend Kathy, whom she nicknames Cvalda. She rents a trailer home on the property of local police officer Bill Houston and his wife, Linda. She is pursued by the shy but persistent Jeff, who also works at the factory.
Awards
Cast
- Al Agami
- Anna David
- Anna Norberg
- Björk
- Britt Bendixen
- Cara Seymour
- Caroline Sascha Cogez
- Catherine Deneuve
- David Morse
- Jean-Marc Barr
- Jens Albinus
- Joel Grey
- John Martinus
- John Randolph Jones
- Katrine Falkenberg
- Luke Reilly
- Marianne Bengtsson
- Mette Berggreen
- Michael Flessas
- Noah Lazarus
- Paprika Steen
- Peter Stormare
- Reathel Bean
- Rikke Lylloff
- Sean-Michael Smith
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Troels Asmussen
- Udo Kier
- Vincent Paterson
- Vladica Kostic
- Željko Ivanek