Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
Release: 2000-09-01
·Runtime: 140m
·★ 7.9
Drama
Crime
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, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Production Countries
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Production Companies
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
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Troels Asmussen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Al Agami
as Dancer
John Martinus
as Chairman / Dancer
Björk
as Selma Jezkova
Udo Kier
as Dr. Porkorny
Stellan Skarsgård
as Doctor
Joel Grey
as Oldrich Novy
Vincent Paterson
as Samuel
Reathel Bean
as Judge
Paprika Steen
as Woman on Night Shift
Catherine Deneuve
as Kathy
Peter Stormare
as Jeff
Jean-Marc Barr
as Norman
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Brenda
Zeljko Ivanek
as District Attorney
Anna David
as Dancer
David Morse
as Bill Houston
Britt Bendixen
as Dancer
Cara Seymour
as Linda Houston
Jens Albinus
as Morty
Katrine Falkenberg
as Suzan / Dancer
John Randolph Jones
as Detective
Crew
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Christian Tafdrup
Production Runner
Marianne Slot
Co-Executive Producer
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Molly Malene Stensgaard
Editor
Yvan Lucas
Color Timer
Peter Hjorth
Additional Editing
François Gédigier
Editor
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Associate Producer
Anders Barlebo
Unit Manager
Marcel Zyskind
Additional Camera, Focus Puller
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Simone Grau Roney
Set Propsman
Linda Daae
Continuity
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Set Propsman
Line Spanning
Travel Coordinator
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lars von Trier
Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Lyricist
Finn Gjerdrum
Associate Producer
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Cecilie Rui
Producer's Assistant
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Tero Kaukomaa
Associate Producer
Louize Nissen
Assistant Costume Designer
Anders Refn
First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
Lars Jönsson
Co-Executive Producer
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Björk
Music Producer, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Musician, Songs
James Wilson
Production Executive
Mogens Glad
Associate Producer
Carsten Sparwath
Production Assistant
Louise Grosell
Production Coordinator
Pétur Einarsson
Dialogue Editor
Vincent Paterson
Choreographer
Charlotte Pedersen
Production Assistant, Producer's Assistant
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Sjón
Lyricist
John Nollet
Hairstylist
Els Vandevorst
Associate Producer