Dancer in the dark (2000)

Directed by

Lars von Trier

Writing credits

Lars von Trier

Cast

Björk ... Selma
Catherine Deneuve ... Kathy
David Morse ... Bill
Peter Stormare ... Jeff
Udo Kier ... Dr. Porkorny
Joel Grey ... Oldrich Novy
Vincent Paterson ... Samuel
Cara Seymour ... Linda
Jean-Marc Barr ... Norman
Vladan Kostic ... Gene
Zeljko Ivanek ... District Attorney
Siobhan Fallon ... Brenda
Jens Albinus ... Morty
Reathel Bean ... Judge
Mette Berggreen ... Receptionist
Lars Michael Dinesen ... Defense Attorney
Katrine Falkenberg ... Suzan
Michael Flessas ... Angry Man
John Randolph Jones ... Detective
Noah Lazarus ... Officer of the Court
Sheldon Litt ... Visitor
Andrew Lucre ... Clerk of the Court
John Martinus ... Chairman
Luke Reilly ... New Defense Counsel
T.J. Rizzo ... Boris
Stellan Skarsgård ... Doctor
Sean-Michael Smith ... Person in Doorway
Paprika Steen ... Woman on Night Shift
Eric Voge ... Officer
Nick Wolf ... Man with Hood
Timm Zimmermann ... Guard

Joni Nykänen ... Extra (uncredited)

Produced by

Malte Forsell (line)
Fridrik Thór Fridriksson (associate)
Finn Gjerdrum (associate)
Mogens Glad (associate)
Anja Grafers (associate)
Torleif Hauge (associate)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (executive)
Lars Jönsson (co-executive)
Tero Kaukomaa (associate)
Poul Erik Lindeborg (associate)
Marianne Slot (co-executive)
Els Vandevorst (associate)
Vibeke Windeløv


Original music by

Björk


Cinematography by

Robby Müller


Film Editing by

François Gédigier
Molly Marlene Stensgård (as Molly Marlene Stensgaard)


Casting

Avy Kaufman


Production Design by

Karl Juliusson

Art Direction

Peter Grant


Set Decoration

Nicola Hewitt (set decorator: second unit)


Costume Design by

Manon Rasmussen


Makeup Department

Michele Ahren ... key hair stylist: second unit
key makeup artist: second unit
Sanne Gravfort ... makeup artist
Morten Jacobsen ... special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Caroline Sascha Cogez ... assistant director
Damian Payne ... assistant director: second unit
Anders Refn ... assistant director
second unit director


Sound Department

Kristian Eldnes Andersen .... supervising sound editor
Per Streit .... sound designer


Stunts

Stig Günther .... stunts

Other crew

Frank Berger ... gaffer
Per Kirkeby ... overture sequence
Yvan Lucas ... color timer
Joyce Nettles ... casting: UK
Vincent Paterson .... choreographer
Sjón ... yricist
Sean-Michael Smith ... dialogue coach
Lars von Trier ... camera operator
lyricist

Runtime Denmark:139
Denmark / Germany / Netherlands / USA / UK / France / Sweden / Finland / Iceland / Norway
Language English
Color
Sound Mix Dolby Digital

STORY

Selma (Björk) is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her 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 a tragic finale.

REVIEWS

" At one point in this movie quite an unusual..." by Harvey S. Karten
" To put it in the singsongy fashion..." by Jonathan Rosenbaum
" Early on in Dancer in the Dark..." by Christopher Null
" In filmmaking, as in life, ineptitude is forgivable..." by Stephanie Zacharek
" Without question, the love-it-or-hate..." by Michael Dequina
" Von Trier Wins Wild Ovation for Dancer in the Dark" by Lee Yanowitch
" Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves/The Idiots), one of the ..." by Dennis Schwartz
" Dark Victory" by Geoff Meadows
" It's amateur night at the movies in Dancer in the dark..." by Steve Rhodes
" Nothing dreadful ever happens in a musical..." by Ross Anthony
" Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark " by Jordan Hoffman
" Since premiering at this year's Cannes ..." by Jon Popick
" Several "experiments" were tested in the film industry..." by Berge Garabedian
" Love it or hate it, you gotta admire its audacity!" by Susan Granger
" Selma Jezkova (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant..." by Laura Clifford
" Storytelling of a Different" by Homer Yen
" Dancer in the dark is a masterwork by one of the ..." by Scott Renshaw