Dancer in the Dark

About Dancer in the Dark

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 crime film directed by Lars von Trier. Björk takes the lead as Selma Jezkova, Catherine Deneuve as Kathy, David Morse as Bill Houston, and Peter Stormare as Jeff.

Released in September 2000, it runs 140 minutes. Written by Lars von Trier. It was produced by ARTE, SVT Drama, and Zentropa Entertainments.

Members will find police officer, dancing, immigrant, and bitter in it. It streams on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 2,077 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

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