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.
Dancer in the Dark
“In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.”
Overview
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
Budget
12.5M
Revenue
40.1M
Status
Released
Production
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
Cast
Björk
Selma Jezkova
Catherine Deneuve
Kathy
David Morse
Bill Houston
Peter Stormare
Jeff
Joel Grey
Oldrich Novy
Cara Seymour
Linda Houston
Vladica Kostic
Gene Jezkova
Jean-Marc Barr
Norman
Vincent Paterson
Samuel
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Brenda
Željko Ivanek
District Attorney
Udo Kier
Dr. Porkorny
Jens Albinus
Morty
Reathel Bean
Judge
Mette Berggreen
Receptionist
Lars Michael Dinesen
Defense Attorney / Dancer
Katrine Falkenberg
Suzan / Dancer
Michael Flessas
Angry Man
John Randolph Jones
Detective
Noah Lazarus
Officer of the Court / Dancer
Sheldon Litt
Visitor
Andrew Lucre
Clerk of Court / Dancer
John Martinus
Chairman / Dancer
Luke Reilly
New Defense Council
T.J. Rizzo
Boris / Dancer
Stellan Skarsgård
Doctor
Sean-Michael Smith
Person in Doorway
Paprika Steen
Woman on Night Shift
Eric Voge
Officer
Nick Wolf
Man with Hood
Timm Zimmermann
Guard / Dancer
Al Agami
Dancer
Alex Mouro
Dancer
Alexander Arli
Dancer
Allan Gyldenkærne
Dancer
Ami Eklöf-Annell
Dancer
Ana Christine Broström
Dancer
Anders Tärneberg
Dancer
Anders Thorhauge
Dancer
Anders-Peter Torsleff Hansen
Dancer
Ann Crosset
Dancer
Anna David
Dancer
Anna Norberg
Dancer
Anna Rosenberg
Dancer
Annette Lindholm
Dancer
Anthony Ajoise Olufemi Jacob
Dancer
Birgitte Skands
Dancer
Bjorn Ahlander
Dancer
Bo Westerholm
Dancer
Bobo Eriksson
Dancer
Britt Bendixen
Dancer
Carl Johan De Neergaard
Dancer
Carol Linda Nielsen
Dancer
Claus Berenhard
Dancer
Cristian Valle
Dancer
Diana G.L. Watson
Dancer
Ed Hickok
Dancer
Edvin Karsson
Dancer
Eli Stalhand
Dancer
Elin Johansson
Dancer
Emilie Bendz
Dancer
Erik Dammann
Dancer
Erik Drugge
Dancer
Fredrik Börgesson
Dancer
Frederik Mondrup
Dancer
Marianne Bengtsson
Dancer
Karoliina Heiskanen
Dancer
Troels Asmussen
Dancer (uncredited)
Caroline Sascha Cogez
Prison Guard - Serving Selma Jezkova's Last Meal (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Original Trailer
AFS Presents: DANCER IN THE DARK
