Dancer in the Dark

A factory at dawn, machinery humming, safety goggles worn. Selma toils, her vision fading, as she imagines choreographed escapes. Von Trier grounds his tale in Selma's desperate pragmatism.

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Lars von Trier directed Dancer in the Dark in 2000. See Lars von Trier's full filmography, where to start with Lars von Trier, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lars von Trier.

Dancer in the Dark was released in 2000 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 140 minutes.