Dancer In The Dark

Selma has emigrated with her son from Central Europe to America. The year is 1964. Selma works day and night to save her son from the same disease she suffers from, an ocular malady that inevitably will make her blind. But Selma has the tenacity to live because of her fascination with music.  She is transported time and again, as if mad,  into fantastic environments in which her dull surroundings are transmuted into flamboyant performances.  David Morse chillingly portrays a crooked policeman who causes Selma to make a fatal mistake.   One of Lars Von Trier's most accessible films, Dancer in the Dark is nevertheless not for the faint of heart. 

Dancer in the Dark

Year Released: 2000