Dancer in the Dark (2000)
An East European girl travels to the United States with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
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Selma Jezkova -
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Director:
Lars von TrierWriter:
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Trivia
During the Scatterheart-sequence, Selma (Björk) lies down on a stack of birch logs. In Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish, "Björk" means "birch". Lars von Trier said he thought it would be fun to put in the movie.
Quotes
Selma:
I listen to my heart.
Goofs
Surname of Selma's son should be a Jezek, not Jezková.
Alternate Versions
The film originally contained a song entitled "141 Steps"; however, after the Cannes premiere, director Lars von Trier decided to shorten it, and the song was subsequently reworked and retitled "107 Steps."
Soundtracks
Next to Last SongWritten by Björk, Sjón Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier
Performed by Björk
Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control
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Plot Summary
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Genres
Crime | Drama | MusicalDetails
Release Date:
6 October 2000Language
English, German, Czech
Country of Origin
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, USA, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Argentina, Norway, Taiwan, BelgiumFilming Locations
Arlington, Washington, USABox Office
Budget:
$12,800,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$91,612 24 September 2000
Gross USA:
$4,184,036
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$40,031,879
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