Dancer in the Dark (2000)
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.
Director: Lars von Trier
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Björk as Selma Jezkova |
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Catherine Deneuve as Kathy |
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David Morse as Bill Houston |
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Peter Stormare as Jeff |
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Joel Grey as Oldrich Novy |
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Cara Seymour as Linda Houston |
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Vladica Kostic as Gene Jezkova |
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Jean-Marc Barr as Norman |
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Vincent Paterson as Samuel |
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Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Brenda |
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Željko Ivanek as District Attorney |
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Udo Kier as Dr. Porkorny |
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Jens Albinus as Morty |
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Reathel Bean as Judge |
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Mette Berggreen as Receptionist |
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Lars Michael Dinesen as Defense Attorney / Dancer |
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Katrine Falkenberg as Suzan / Dancer |
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Michael Flessas as Angry Man |
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John Randolph Jones as Detective |
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Noah Lazarus as Officer of the Court / Dancer |
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Sheldon Litt as Visitor |
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Andrew Lucre as Clerk of Court / Dancer |
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John Martinus as Chairman / Dancer |
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Luke Reilly as New Defense Council |
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T.J. Rizzo as Boris / Dancer |
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Stellan Skarsgård as Doctor |
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Sean-Michael Smith as Person in Doorway |
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Paprika Steen as Woman on Night Shift |
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Eric Voge as Officer |
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Nick Wolf as Man with Hood |
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Timm Zimmermann as Guard / Dancer |
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Al Agami as Dancer |
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Alex Mouro as Dancer |
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Alexander Arli as Dancer |
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Allan Gyldenkærne as Dancer |
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Ami Eklöf-Annell as Dancer |
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Ana Christine Broström as Dancer |
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Anders Tärneberg as Dancer |
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Anders Thorhauge as Dancer |
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Anders-Peter Torsleff Hansen as Dancer |
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Ann Crosset as Dancer |
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Anna David as Dancer |
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Anna Norberg as Dancer |
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Anna Rosenberg as Dancer |
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Annette Lindholm as Dancer |
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Anthony Ajoise Olufemi Jacob as Dancer |
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Birgitte Skands as Dancer |
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Bjorn Ahlander as Dancer |
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Bo Westerholm as Dancer |
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Bobo Eriksson as Dancer |
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Britt Bendixen as Dancer |
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Carl Johan De Neergaard as Dancer |
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Carol Linda Nielsen as Dancer |
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Claus Berenhard as Dancer |
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Cristian Valle as Dancer |
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Diana G.L. Watson as Dancer |
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Ed Hickok as Dancer |
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Edvin Karsson as Dancer |
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Eli Stalhand as Dancer |
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Elin Johansson as Dancer |
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Emilie Bendz as Dancer |
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Erik Dammann as Dancer |
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Erik Drugge as Dancer |
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Fredrik Börgesson as Dancer |
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Frederik Mondrup as Dancer |
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Marianne Bengtsson as Dancer |
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Karoliina Heiskanen as Dancer |
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Troels Asmussen as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Caroline Sascha Cogez as Prison Guard - Serving Selma Jezkova's Last Meal (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lars von Trier | Director |
| Production | Vibeke Windeløv | Producer |
| Production | Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | François Gédigier | Editor |
| Editing | Molly Malene Stensgaard | Editor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | Karl Júlíusson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manon Rasmussen | Costume Design |
| Art | Peter Grant | Art Direction |
| Writing | Sjón | Lyricist |
| Sound | Björk | Music Producer |
| Sound | Mark Bell | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Nollet | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cédric Gérard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Rödel | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Vincent Paterson | Choreographer |
| Crew | Liz Miller | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Malte Forssell | Line Producer |
| Production | Lars Jönsson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Leo Pescarolo | Producer |
| Production | Marianne Slot | Co-Executive Producer |
| Sound | Björk | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ad Stoop | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Per Streit | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mark Kenna | Dolby Consultant |
| Crew | Stig Günther | Stunts |
| Lighting | Frank Berger | Gaffer |
| Camera | David Koskas | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Morten Nybø | Electrician |
| Lighting | Harri Sipilä | Electrician |
| Camera | Lars von Trier | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louize Nissen | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Christine Ekstrand | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Peter Hjorth | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Yvan Lucas | Color Timer |
| Crew | Andrea F. Cannistraci | Legal Services |
| Crew | Jonas Frederiksen | Production Controller |
| Production | Peter Garde | Finance |
| Crew | Sean-Michael Smith | Dialect Coach |
| Writing | Lars von Trier | Writer |
| Crew | Sidsel Jensen | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Martin Högberg | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bruno Langiano | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Julien Naudin | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anja Dahl | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sanne Gravfort | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Fridrik Thor Fridriksson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Finn Gjerdrum | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mogens Glad | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anja Grafers | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tony Grob | Line Producer |
| Production | Torleif Hauge | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tero Kaukomaa | Associate Producer |
| Production | Poul Erik Lindeborg | Associate Producer |
| Production | Charlotte Pedersen | Production Assistant |
| Production | Els Vandevorst | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morten Jacobsen | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Mustafa | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Crane | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Crane | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Anders Barlebo | Unit Manager |
| Production | Joakim Höglund | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Lene Irgens | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Jonas Overton | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Directing | Caroline Sascha Cogez | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Anders Refn | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Anders Refn | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Gorm Andersen | Carpenter |
| Art | Jonas Alexander Arnby | Assistant Set Propsman |
| Art | Christine Bechameil | Painter |
| Art | Friederik Eriksson | Assistant Set Propsman |
| Crew | Jan Hansen | Carpenter |
| Art | Cecilia Hellner | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Anders Jacobsen | Assistant Set Propsman |
| Art | Søren Jochumsen | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Carsten Larsen | Carpenter |
| Art | Thomas Karlsen | Props |
| Art | Jesper Lorents | Property Master |
| Art | Anders Lunde | Property Master |
| Art | Bent 'Niller' Nielsen | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Simone Grau Roney | Set Propsman |
| Crew | Paul Mason | Carpenter |
| Crew | Jean-Robert Viallet | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Marcel Zyskind | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Marcel Zyskind | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Kristoffer Andrén | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Calem Martin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jalene Murphy | Set Costumer |
| Production | Khalil Al Harbiti | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Roger D. Faires | Second Unit Location Manager |
| Production | Daniel Gylling | Location Manager |
| Sound | Ron Anderson | Vocal Coach |
| Sound | Mark Bell | Music Programmer |
| Sound | Mark Berrow | Musician |
| Sound | Richard Bissill | Musician |
| Sound | Björk | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Björk | Musician |
| Sound | Peter Davies | Musician |
| Sound | Vincent Mendoza | Conductor |
| Sound | Vincent Mendoza | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Vincent Mendoza | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Everton Nelson | Musician |
| Sound | Greg Rogers | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Guy Sigsworth | Musician |
| Sound | Valgeir Sigurðsson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Valgeir Sigurðsson | Music Programmer |
| Writing | Lars von Trier | Lyricist |
| Sound | Ray Williams | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Warren Zielinski | Musician |
| Sound | Charlie Morgan | Musician |
| Sound | Bruce White | Musician |
| Directing | Linda Daae | Continuity |
| Crew | Thomas Garris | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Malini Ahlberg | Production Manager |
| Production | Mattias Andersson | Production Runner |
| Crew | Joga Gnarr | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Louise Grosell | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Andrea Helgadóttir | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Cecilie Kølpin | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mario Locurcio | Publicist |
| Production | Andreas Martinsen | Production Runner |
| Production | Pia Nielsen | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Charlotte Pedersen | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Cecilie Rui | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Chris Sanger | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Line Spanning | Travel Coordinator |
| Production | Carsten Sparwath | Production Assistant |
| Production | Christian Tafdrup | Production Runner |
| Crew | Nicholas Vroman | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | James Wilson | Production Executive |
| Sound | Pétur Einarsson | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Eric Kress | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Björk | Songs |
| Sound | Fabio D'Amico | ADR Recordist |