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Dancer in the Dark
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Synopsis
America in the 60's. Selma, who came from the Czech Republic, works at a factory while raising her son Gene on her own. Kathy, her older best friend who looks after Selma like a mother, her neighbor Bill and his wife who take care of their son in any way possible, and Jeff who has quiet feelings for Selma. Selma lived a fulfilling life surrounded by people who understood and loved her, but Selma had a sad secret that she could not tell anyone. She is losing her eyesight due to a genetic disease, and Jean will suffer the same fate unless she undergoes surgery. Selma works hard to get her beloved son to undergo surgery. However, one day, he was fired from his job at the factory, and even the money for his important surgery was stolen...
Work information
staff
Director: Lars von Trier
Producer: Vibeke Windereff
Executive producer: Peter Allbeck Jensen
Screenplay: Lars von Trier
Cinematography: Robbie Muller
Choreography: Vincent Paterson
Music: Björk
cast
björk
Catherine Deneuve
David Morse
peter stormare
Jean-Marc Barr
Vladyka Kostic
cara seymour
Joel Gray
Vincent Paterson
Zeljko Ivanek
Siobhan Fallon
Udo Kier
Stellan Skarsgard
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*Information as of July 20, 2023