Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
R | 06 October 2000 (USA)
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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, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

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Scanialara

You won't be disappointed!

Jeanskynebu

the audience applauded

Chirphymium

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Raymond Sierra

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Osmosis Iron

An "odd" masterpiece. Von Trier's offbeat musical is beautiful without being overly happy or bright.. Heartbreaking story full of memorable moments both bitter and sweet. Emotional powerhouse.. Björk is amazing in this!

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tomasdavisd

In the beginning I thought she was funny, clumsy and even a bit stupid. Later on, after 10 minutes of Björk's voice, I realized how much I was falling in love with her character. Selma Jezkova is probably the most moving character I've ever seen in film. Pure, innocent and simple.Björk's interpretation is just perfect, the atmosphere in the film -with infinite tones of brown, golden yellow and faded green- adds to her dusty, deep voice. Every other character in the movie seems to pledge to underline her authenticity.This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen.

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Cinema_Dreams

This is my favorite movie from the brilliant director Lars von Trier. I did not only watch the movie with my eyes, I felt it in every corner of my heart. It was so powerful, that every time I think of the movie, I remember the feelings I had when I first watched it. It is one of those rare movies that will follow you through your entire life. And I appreciate this.

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davikubrick

Trier is a polemic director who constantly looks only for the shock, but behind the shock there is a message, but sometimes even the message can be "messed up" in some (or most) of his films. Here he delivers a tragic story mostly made for the shock and make the audience cry, and even thought it's a incredibly forced movie, Trier can manage what he wants in some viewers: make them cry. The characters are simple, they have problems (mostly or only of moral, financial and of health), Björk performance is great but her character is too simple (not very well developed). "Dancer in the Dark" is a haunting film, it's incredibly simple and extremely forced, but some how, Trier ended up getting some emotion (even if in a forced way) of the viewer.

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