A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 1, 2000
Original Title:
Dancer in the Dark
Alternate Titles:
Bailarina en la oscuridad
Danser dans le noir
Horevontas sto skotadi
Raghsandeh dar tariki
Taps
어둠 속의 댄서
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
ARTE
ARTE France Cinéma
Blind Spot Pictures
Cinematograph
DR
Film i Väst
France 3 Cinéma
Liberator Productions
Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion
SVT Drama
Trust Film Svenska
WDR
What Else?
Zentropa Entertainments
Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Production Countries:
Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Iceland | Netherlands | Norway | Sweden
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+ BR: 12 CA: 14A CZ: 12+ DE: 12 DK: 15 ES: 12 FR: TP GB: 15 IT: T JP: R15+ KR: 12 NL: 16 NO: 15 NZ: R13 SE: 15 US: R
Runtime: 140
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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ADR Recordist:
Fabio D'Amico
Actor's Assistant:
Nicholas Vroman
Joga Gnarr
Andrea Helgadóttir
Additional Camera:
Marcel Zyskind
Additional Editing:
Peter Hjorth
Art Department Coordinator:
Cecilia Hellner
Art Direction:
Peter Grant
Assistant Camera:
Kristoffer Andrén
Assistant Costume Designer:
Louize Nissen
Calem Martin
Assistant Location Manager:
Khalil Al Harbiti
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Lisa Mustafa
Assistant Set Propsman:
Friederik Eriksson
Anders Jacobsen
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Unit Manager:
Jonas Overton
Associate Producer:
Tero Kaukomaa
Mogens Glad
Torleif Hauge
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Els Vandevorst
Anja Grafers
Poul Erik Lindeborg
Finn Gjerdrum
Boom Operator:
Ad Stoop
Camera Operator:
Lars von Trier
Carpenter:
Jan Hansen
Paul Mason
Carsten Larsen
Gorm Andersen
Casting:
Avy Kaufman
Joyce Nettles
Choreographer:
Vincent Paterson
Co-Executive Producer:
Lars Jönsson
Marianne Slot
Color Timer:
Yvan Lucas
Conductor:
Vincent Mendoza
Construction Coordinator:
Bent 'Niller' Nielsen
Søren Jochumsen
Continuity:
Linda Daae
Costume Design:
Manon Rasmussen
Dialect Coach:
Sean-Michael Smith
Dialogue Editor:
Pétur Einarsson
Director:
Lars von Trier
Director of Photography:
Robby Müller
Dolby Consultant:
Mark Kenna
Editor:
Molly Malene Stensgaard
François Gédigier
Electrician:
Morten Nybø
Harri Sipilä
Executive Producer:
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer's Assistant:
Chris Sanger
Finance:
Peter Garde
First Assistant Director:
Anders Refn
Focus Puller:
Marcel Zyskind
Foley Artist:
Bruno Langiano
Julien Naudin
Gaffer:
Frank Berger
Hairstylist:
John Nollet
Michelle Crane
Legal Services:
Andrea F. Cannistraci
Line Producer:
Malte Forssell
Tony Grob
Location Manager:
Daniel Gylling
Lyricist:
Sjón
Lars von Trier
Makeup Artist:
Ursula Rödel
Cédric Gérard
Anja Dahl
Sanne Gravfort
Michelle Crane
Music Arranger:
Vincent Mendoza
Björk
Music Consultant:
Ray Williams
Greg Rogers
Music Editor:
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Music Programmer:
Mark Bell
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Musician:
Mark Berrow
Charlie Morgan
Everton Nelson
Richard Bissill
Peter Davies
Guy Sigsworth
Warren Zielinski
Bruce White
Björk
Orchestrator:
Vincent Mendoza
Original Music Composer:
Björk
Painter:
Christine Bechameil
Post Production Assistant:
Christine Ekstrand
Post-Production Manager:
Lene Irgens
Producer:
Vibeke Windeløv
Leo Pescarolo
Producer's Assistant:
Charlotte Pedersen
Pia Nielsen
Cecilie Rui
Production Assistant:
Charlotte Pedersen
Carsten Sparwath
Cecilie Kølpin
Production Controller:
Jonas Frederiksen
Production Coordinator:
Louise Grosell
Production Design:
Karl Júlíusson
Production Executive:
James Wilson
Production Manager:
Malini Ahlberg
Production Runner:
Christian Tafdrup
Mattias Andersson
Andreas Martinsen
Property Master:
Jesper Lorents
Anders Lunde
Props:
Thomas Karlsen
Publicist:
Mario Locurcio
Second Assistant Director:
Caroline Sascha Cogez
Second Unit Director:
Anders Refn
Second Unit Director of Photography:
Eric Kress
Second Unit Location Manager:
Roger D. Faires
Set Costumer:
Jalene Murphy
Set Propsman:
Simone Grau Roney
Songs:
Björk
Sound Designer:
Per Streit
Special Effects:
Martin Högberg
Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Morten Jacobsen
Still Photographer:
David Koskas
Stunt Double:
Sidsel Jensen
Stunts:
Stig Günther
Supervising Sound Editor:
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Transportation Captain:
Thomas Garris
Travel Coordinator:
Line Spanning
Unit Manager:
Joakim Höglund
Anders Barlebo
Unit Publicist:
Liz Miller
Video Assist Operator:
Jean-Robert Viallet
Vocal Coach:
Ron Anderson
Writer:
Lars von Trier
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