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