‘Dancer in the Dark’

Directed by Lars von Trier
Denmark | R | 140 min | Musical/Drama | 2000
Starring: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, and David Morse
From the Director of: NYMPHOMANIAC, MELANCHOLIA, and ANTICHRIST

Selma is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can’t put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale.