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