Dancer in the Dark

7.9
  • Genre: DramaCrime
  • Run time: 140 min
  • Premiere: 2000. September 1.

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, escaping life's troubles – even if just for a moment – by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

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Björk

Selma Jezkova

David Morse

Bill Houston

Joel Grey

Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour

Linda Houston

Vladica Kostic

Gene Jezkova

Zeljko Ivanek

District Attorney

Udo Kier

Dr. Porkorny

Mette Berggreen

Receptionist

Lars Michael Dinesen

Defense Attorney / Dancer

Katrine Falkenberg

Suzan / Dancer

Michael Flessas

Angry Man

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

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

Ann Crosset

Dancer

Anna David

Dancer

Ed Hickok

Dancer

Erik Drugge

Dancer

Troels Asmussen

Dancer (uncredited)

Caroline Sascha Cogez

Prison Guard - Serving Selma Jezkova's Last Meal (uncredited)

Art

Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Peter Grant

Art Direction

Jonas Alexander Arnby

Assistant Set Propsman

Friederik Eriksson

Assistant Set Propsman

Cecilia Hellner

Art Department Coordinator

Anders Jacobsen

Assistant Set Propsman

Søren Jochumsen

Construction Coordinator

Jesper Lorents

Property Master

Anders Lunde

Property Master

Bent 'Niller' Nielsen

Construction Coordinator

Simone Grau Roney

Set Propsman

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

David Koskas

Still Photographer

Lars von Trier

Camera Operator

Marcel Zyskind

Additional Camera

Marcel Zyskind

Focus Puller

Kristoffer Andrén

Assistant Camera

Eric Kress

Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

John Nollet

Hairstylist

Cédric Gérard

Makeup Artist

Ursula Rödel

Makeup Artist

Louize Nissen

Assistant Costume Designer

Anja Dahl

Makeup Artist

Sanne Gravfort

Makeup Artist

Morten Jacobsen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Lisa Mustafa

Assistant Makeup Artist

Michelle Crane

Hairstylist

Michelle Crane

Makeup Artist

Calem Martin

Assistant Costume Designer

Jalene Murphy

Set Costumer

Crew

Vincent Paterson

Choreographer

Liz Miller

Unit Publicist

Christine Ekstrand

Post Production Assistant

Andrea F. Cannistraci

Legal Services

Jonas Frederiksen

Production Controller

Sean-Michael Smith

Dialect Coach

Sidsel Jensen

Stunt Double

Martin Högberg

Special Effects

Lene Irgens

Post-Production Manager

Gorm Andersen

Carpenter

Jan Hansen

Carpenter

Carsten Larsen

Carpenter

Paul Mason

Carpenter

Jean-Robert Viallet

Video Assist Operator

Thomas Garris

Transportation Captain

Joga Gnarr

Actor's Assistant

Andrea Helgadóttir

Actor's Assistant

Nicholas Vroman

Actor's Assistant

Directing

Lars von Trier

Director

Caroline Sascha Cogez

Second Assistant Director

Anders Refn

First Assistant Director

Anders Refn

Second Unit Director

Linda Daae

Continuity

Editing

Peter Hjorth

Additional Editing

Yvan Lucas

Color Timer

Lighting

Morten Nybø

Electrician

Harri Sipilä

Electrician

Production

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Malte Forssell

Line Producer

Lars Jönsson

Co-Executive Producer

Leo Pescarolo

Producer

Marianne Slot

Co-Executive Producer

Peter Garde

Finance

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Associate Producer

Finn Gjerdrum

Associate Producer

Mogens Glad

Associate Producer

Anja Grafers

Associate Producer

Tony Grob

Line Producer

Torleif Hauge

Associate Producer

Tero Kaukomaa

Associate Producer

Poul Erik Lindeborg

Associate Producer

Charlotte Pedersen

Production Assistant

Els Vandevorst

Associate Producer

Anders Barlebo

Unit Manager

Joakim Höglund

Unit Manager

Jonas Overton

Assistant Unit Manager

Khalil Al Harbiti

Assistant Location Manager

Roger D. Faires

Second Unit Location Manager

Daniel Gylling

Location Manager

Malini Ahlberg

Production Manager

Mattias Andersson

Production Runner

Louise Grosell

Production Coordinator

Cecilie Kølpin

Production Assistant

Mario Locurcio

Publicist

Andreas Martinsen

Production Runner

Pia Nielsen

Producer's Assistant

Charlotte Pedersen

Producer's Assistant

Cecilie Rui

Producer's Assistant

Chris Sanger

Executive Producer's Assistant

Line Spanning

Travel Coordinator

Carsten Sparwath

Production Assistant

Christian Tafdrup

Production Runner

James Wilson

Production Executive

Sound

Björk

Music Producer

Mark Bell

Music Producer

Björk

Original Music Composer

Ad Stoop

Boom Operator

Per Streit

Sound Designer

Mark Kenna

Dolby Consultant

Bruno Langiano

Foley Artist

Julien Naudin

Foley Artist

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supervising Sound Editor

Ron Anderson

Vocal Coach

Mark Bell

Music Programmer

Mark Berrow

Musician

Björk

Music Arranger

Björk

Musician

Peter Davies

Musician

Vincent Mendoza

Conductor

Vincent Mendoza

Music Arranger

Vincent Mendoza

Orchestrator

Everton Nelson

Musician

Greg Rogers

Music Consultant

Guy Sigsworth

Musician

Valgeir Sigurðsson

Music Editor

Valgeir Sigurðsson

Music Programmer

Ray Williams

Music Consultant

Charlie Morgan

Musician

Bruce White

Musician

Pétur Einarsson

Dialogue Editor

Björk

Songs

Fabio D'Amico

ADR Recordist

Writing

Sjón

Lyricist

Lars von Trier

Lyricist

Art

Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Peter Grant

Art Direction

Jonas Alexander Arnby

Assistant Set Propsman

Friederik Eriksson

Assistant Set Propsman

Cecilia Hellner

Art Department Coordinator

Anders Jacobsen

Assistant Set Propsman

Søren Jochumsen

Construction Coordinator

Jesper Lorents

Property Master

Anders Lunde

Property Master

Bent 'Niller' Nielsen

Construction Coordinator

Simone Grau Roney

Set Propsman

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

David Koskas

Still Photographer

Lars von Trier

Camera Operator

Marcel Zyskind

Additional Camera

Marcel Zyskind

Focus Puller

Kristoffer Andrén

Assistant Camera

Eric Kress

Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

John Nollet

Hairstylist

Cédric Gérard

Makeup Artist

Ursula Rödel

Makeup Artist

Louize Nissen

Assistant Costume Designer

Anja Dahl

Makeup Artist

Sanne Gravfort

Makeup Artist

Morten Jacobsen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Lisa Mustafa

Assistant Makeup Artist

Michelle Crane

Hairstylist

Michelle Crane

Makeup Artist

Calem Martin

Assistant Costume Designer

Jalene Murphy

Set Costumer

Crew

Vincent Paterson

Choreographer

Liz Miller

Unit Publicist

Christine Ekstrand

Post Production Assistant

Andrea F. Cannistraci

Legal Services

Jonas Frederiksen

Production Controller

Sean-Michael Smith

Dialect Coach

Sidsel Jensen

Stunt Double

Martin Högberg

Special Effects

Lene Irgens

Post-Production Manager

Gorm Andersen

Carpenter

Jan Hansen

Carpenter

Carsten Larsen

Carpenter

Paul Mason

Carpenter

Jean-Robert Viallet

Video Assist Operator

Thomas Garris

Transportation Captain

Joga Gnarr

Actor's Assistant

Andrea Helgadóttir

Actor's Assistant

Nicholas Vroman

Actor's Assistant

Directing

Lars von Trier

Director

Caroline Sascha Cogez

Second Assistant Director

Anders Refn

First Assistant Director

Anders Refn

Second Unit Director

Linda Daae

Continuity

Editing

Peter Hjorth

Additional Editing

Yvan Lucas

Color Timer

Lighting

Morten Nybø

Electrician

Harri Sipilä

Electrician

Production

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Malte Forssell

Line Producer

Lars Jönsson

Co-Executive Producer

Leo Pescarolo

Producer

Marianne Slot

Co-Executive Producer

Peter Garde

Finance

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Associate Producer

Finn Gjerdrum

Associate Producer

Mogens Glad

Associate Producer

Anja Grafers

Associate Producer

Tony Grob

Line Producer

Torleif Hauge

Associate Producer

Tero Kaukomaa

Associate Producer

Poul Erik Lindeborg

Associate Producer

Charlotte Pedersen

Production Assistant

Els Vandevorst

Associate Producer

Anders Barlebo

Unit Manager

Joakim Höglund

Unit Manager

Jonas Overton

Assistant Unit Manager

Khalil Al Harbiti

Assistant Location Manager

Roger D. Faires

Second Unit Location Manager

Daniel Gylling

Location Manager

Malini Ahlberg

Production Manager

Mattias Andersson

Production Runner

Louise Grosell

Production Coordinator

Cecilie Kølpin

Production Assistant

Mario Locurcio

Publicist

Andreas Martinsen

Production Runner

Pia Nielsen

Producer's Assistant

Charlotte Pedersen

Producer's Assistant

Cecilie Rui

Producer's Assistant

Chris Sanger

Executive Producer's Assistant

Line Spanning

Travel Coordinator

Carsten Sparwath

Production Assistant

Christian Tafdrup

Production Runner

James Wilson

Production Executive

Sound

Björk

Music Producer

Mark Bell

Music Producer

Björk

Original Music Composer

Ad Stoop

Boom Operator

Per Streit

Sound Designer

Mark Kenna

Dolby Consultant

Bruno Langiano

Foley Artist

Julien Naudin

Foley Artist

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supervising Sound Editor

Ron Anderson

Vocal Coach

Mark Bell

Music Programmer

Mark Berrow

Musician

Björk

Music Arranger

Björk

Musician

Peter Davies

Musician

Vincent Mendoza

Conductor

Vincent Mendoza

Music Arranger

Vincent Mendoza

Orchestrator

Everton Nelson

Musician

Greg Rogers

Music Consultant

Guy Sigsworth

Musician

Valgeir Sigurðsson

Music Editor

Valgeir Sigurðsson

Music Programmer

Ray Williams

Music Consultant

Charlie Morgan

Musician

Bruce White

Musician

Pétur Einarsson

Dialogue Editor

Björk

Songs

Fabio D'Amico

ADR Recordist

Writing

Sjón

Lyricist

Lars von Trier

Lyricist