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Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Released By: Fine Line Features Rating: R In Theaters: N/A

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Studio: Fine Line Features
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lars von Trier
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Joel Grey, Peter Stormare, Bjork
Published ID: 910634
UPC: 794043519925,
Plot: Reportedly the third in acclaimed director Lars von Trier's Golden Hearts trilogy (preceded by Breaking the Waves and The Idiots), this film is a hip reworking of the classic Hollywood Musical, starring international pop diva Bjork. Set somewhere in rural Washington state, Czech immigrant Selma (Bjork) works in a pressing plant, struggling to make ends meet for herself and her 10-year-old son, Gene (Vladica Kostic). Her best friend is coworker and fellow European Kathy (Catherine Deneuve). While outside work, she is maintaining a cautious friendship with local yokel Jeff (Peter Stormare). She also landed a starring role as Maria in an amateur production of The Sound of Music. Selma's life would be one of relative contentment if it were not for the ugly secret she harbors -- she is on the verge of blindness due to a genetic disorder, and her young son will suffer the same fate without an operation. Selma has quietly been stashing away money for the surgery and has already amassed $2,000. When her savings, squirreled away in a can in the kitchen, suddenly disappear, she confronts her cash-strapped landlord Bill (David Morse). Of course, like all musicals, the plot periodically takes a backseat to the seven production numbers, including a show-stopping sequence in Selma's factory. Shot entirely on digital video, the film reportedly used up to 100 cameras for each musical number. Dancer in the Dark received top prizes at the 2000 {~Cannes Film Festival} including Best Actress for Bjork and the coveted Palme d'Or for Best Picture. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Hardest Movie You Will Ever Love

Added 11/23/2009

Bjorks stunning and real feeling performance as a mother slowly going blind while working day and night to save enough money to save her son from the same fate is heartrending and remarkable. The movie is shot from a number of stationary cameras rather than cameras following the action. This creates an affect that allows the viewer to feel more like they are eves dropping on someone else. An amazing film with and ending that makes you want to cry for a year. Fantastic.