Dancer in the dark
Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In t...
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| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, CA :
Fine Line Features : Distributed by New Line Home Entertainment,
c2001.
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| Series: | New Line platinum series.
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| Summary: | Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The Sound of Music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Audio commentaries [Filmmaker commentary by Lars von Trier, Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Hjorth, Per Kirkeby, Choreographer commentary by Vincent Paterson]; Documentaries [100 cameras: capturing Lars von Trier's vision (14 min.); Choreography: creating Vincent Paterson's dance sequences (24 min.)]; Alternate scenes (14 min.); Selmas' music [song-by-song access to the film]; Cast & crew filmographies [text feature]; Original theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (141 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS surround or Dolby digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation preserving original theatrical aspect ratio 2.40:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated R. |
| Awards: | Winner, Palme d'Or-Lars von Trier, Best Actress-Björk, Cannes Film Festival 2000. |
| Production Credits: | Music composed by Björk ; choreographer and dance director, Vincent Paterson ; lyrics by Lars von Trier and Sjón Sigurdsson ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; editors, Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gedigier. |
| ISBN: | 078063408X 9780780634084 |