Dancer in the Dark
Selma is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in 1960s rural America. Her salvation lies in her imagination and her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals.
She is continually distracted by the rhythm of the presses and the clattering of the steel sinks and begins to imagine that she and her co-workers are in a musical.
Selma harbors a sad secret: she is quickly losing her eyesight and her beloved son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can't put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to tragedy.
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Cast
Bjork - Selma
Catherine Deneuve - Kathy
David Morse - Bill
Stellan Skarsgard - Doctor
Peter Stormare - Jeff
Joel Grey - Oldrich Novy
Vincent Paterson - Samuel--The Director
Cara Seymour - Linda
Jean-Marc Barr - Norman
Vladica Kostic - Gene
Jens Albinus - Morty
Reathel Bean - Judge
Production Co.
Zentropa Entertainment
Trust Film Svenska
Film I Vast
Liberator2
Good Machine Releasing
Pain Unlimited GmbH
France 3 Cinema
Cie/Arte France Cinema
Cinematograph
What Else
Produced by
Vibeke Windelov
Anja Grafers
Lars Jonsson
Peter Aalbaek Jensen
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Els Vandevorst
Marianne Slot
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Studio
Fine Line Features
Writer
Lars von Trier
Music
Lars von Trier
