Dancer in the Dark
You don't need eyes to see.
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.
- Year: 2000
- Country: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR
- Keyword: factory worker, dying and death, individual, immigrant, blindness and impaired vision, dancing, eye operation, small town, naivety, hereditary disease, robbery, court, musical, female friendship, murder, debt, execution, police officer, trailer, daydreaming, coping mechanisms, mother son relationship
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Cast: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour
