Title:
Dancer in the Dark [digital video].
Publication Date:
2000
2021
Publication Information:
Warner Bros., 2000.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (141 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves) delivers a provocative mix of drama and musical theater in this acclaimed movie that won 2000 **Cannes Film Festival** Best Picture and Best Actress honors (for lead actress Björk). Rural factory worker Selma (Björk) is a single mother losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. To protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma saves money to get him an operation. At night, Selma escapes into a world where "nothing dreadful ever happens," rehearsing a production of The Sound of Music with her best friend (Catherine Deneuve). But when a neighbor (David Morse) betrays her trust, Selma's life unravels - and the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Peter Stormare and Joel Grey also star in this trailblazing concoction that will make you cry at the same time it makes your heart sing.
General Note:
Title from title frames.
Film
Performers:
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Joel Grey, Peter Stormare, Stellan Skarsgard
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Genre:
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
A Kanopy streaming video Access immediately on Kanopy