Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000-09-01 2h 20m
Drama Crime
7.9
User Score
1884 votes

"In a world of shadows, she found the light of life."

Overview

A Czech immigrant in 1960s America escapes into musicals while working long hours in poverty. Struggling with hereditary blindness, she is determined to secure her son’s future and will sacrifice everything to ensure he receives the operation that could spare him from her fate.

Lars von Trier

Director

Lars von Trier

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$12,500,000

Revenue

$40,061,153

Runtime

2h 20m

Release Date

2000-09-01

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Reviews

FrontrunnerParis

FrontrunnerParis

2020-12-31T07:22:56.013Z

Dazzling Björk in this indictment against the death sentence, in tight close-ups. This film is a UFO, musical without being.