Dancer in the Dark

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Period Drama Psychological Drama Tragedy Crime Drama Musical

An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

120K

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2,703

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 34 wins & 48 nominations total

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Trivia
It took Lars von Trier a whole year to convince Björk to play the lead role.

Goofs
Selma's son's surname should be Jezek, not Jezková.

Quotes
Lines on screen: They say it's the last song. They don't know us, you see. It's only the last song if we let it be.

Alternate versions
The film originally contained a song entitled "141 Steps"; however, after the Cannes premiere, director Lars von Trier decided to shorten it, and the song was subsequently reworked and retitled "107 Steps."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Mission: Impossible II/Running Free/Passion of Mind/Big Momma's House (2000)

Soundtracks
Overture
Written by Björk
Arranged, Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza
Produced by Björk
Mixed by Mark Stent (as Mark "Spike" Stent)
Published by Universal Music

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Featured review

9/10

I've fallen in love.

This felt so real. When I watch films these days, I am always watching them with a critical eye for technicality or acting. This film brought me into it's world, the magical world of bjork. Even the musical parts drew me in, because they were so oddly out of place.

I've seen people complaining about Bjork's acting... I honestly haven't felt this emotional over an actors performance in years. And I've seen hundreds of movies this year alone. She made me fall in love, She was innocent, destroyed by the greed of human nature. Honestly, All technical problems aside. I mean the grain was awful, It looks like it was shot with a mini dv camera, and Von trier probably should have hired a camera operator.

This was easily one of my top 10 films I've seen this year.