Project Author: Hakura

June 23, 2025

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT Drama, ARTE, France 3 Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, Liberator Productions, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph, What Else?, ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, WDR

Dancer in the Dark

You don't need eyes to see.

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Genre:

Drama, Crime

Runtime:

140

Released:

2000

Rating:

7.9

Budget:

$12,500,000

Box Office:

$40,061,153

WRITERS

Sjón, Lars von Trier, Lars von Trier

FILM OVERVIEW

Dancer in the Dark

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life’s troubles – even if just for a moment – by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

DIRECTOR

Lars von Trier

GALLERY

PRODUCTION TEAM

Lars von Trier (Director)

Vibeke Windeløv (Producer)

Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Executive Producer)

Robby Müller (Director of Photography)

François Gédigier (Editor)

Molly Malene Stensgaard (Editor)

Avy Kaufman (Casting)

Karl Júlíusson (Production Design)

Manon Rasmussen (Costume Design)

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Peter Grant (Art Direction)

CAST MEMBERS

Björk

Catherine Deneuve

David Morse

Peter Stormare

Joel Grey

Cara Seymour

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Vladica Kostic

Jean-Marc Barr

Vincent Paterson

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

MORE PRODUCTION

Sjón (Lyricist), Björk (Music Producer), Mark Bell (Music Producer), John Nollet (Hairstylist), Cédric Gérard (Makeup Artist), Ursula Rödel (Makeup Artist), Vincent Paterson (Choreographer), Liz Miller (Unit Publicist), Malte Forssell (Line Producer), Lars Jönsson (Co-Executive Producer), Leo Pescarolo (Producer), Marianne Slot (Co-Executive Producer), Björk (Original Music Composer), Ad Stoop (Boom Operator), Per Streit (Sound Designer), Mark Kenna (Dolby Consultant), Stig Günther (Stunts), Frank Berger (Gaffer), David Koskas (Still Photographer), Morten Nybø (Electrician), Harri Sipilä (Electrician), Lars von Trier (Camera Operator), Louize Nissen (Assistant Costume Designer), Christine Ekstrand (Post Production Assistant), Peter Hjorth (Additional Editing), Yvan Lucas (Color Timer), Andrea F. Cannistraci (Legal Services), Jonas Frederiksen (Production Controller), Peter Garde (Finance), Sean-Michael Smith (Dialect Coach), Lars von Trier (Writer), Sidsel Jensen (Stunt Double), Martin Högberg (Special Effects), Bruno Langiano (Foley Artist), Julien Naudin (Foley Artist), Anja Dahl (Makeup Artist), Sanne Gravfort (Makeup Artist), Fridrik Thor Fridriksson (Associate Producer), Finn Gjerdrum (Associate Producer), Mogens Glad (Associate Producer), Anja Grafers (Associate Producer), Tony Grob (Line Producer), Torleif Hauge (Associate Producer), Tero Kaukomaa (Associate Producer), Poul Erik Lindeborg (Associate Producer), Charlotte Pedersen (Production Assistant), Els Vandevorst (Associate Producer), Morten Jacobsen (Special Effects Makeup Artist), Lisa Mustafa (Assistant Makeup Artist), Michelle Crane (Hairstylist), Michelle Crane (Makeup Artist), Anders Barlebo (Unit Manager), Joakim Höglund (Unit Manager), Lene Irgens (Post-Production Manager), Jonas Overton (Assistant Unit Manager), Caroline Sascha Cogez (Second Assistant Director), Anders Refn (First Assistant Director), Anders Refn (Second Unit Director), Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Supervising Sound Editor), Gorm Andersen (Carpenter), Jonas Alexander Arnby (Assistant Set Propsman), Christine Bechameil (Painter), Friederik Eriksson (Assistant Set Propsman), Jan Hansen (Carpenter), Cecilia Hellner (Art Department Coordinator), Anders Jacobsen (Assistant Set Propsman), Søren Jochumsen (Construction Coordinator), Carsten Larsen (Carpenter), Thomas Karlsen (Props), Jesper Lorents (Property Master), Anders Lunde (Property Master), Bent ‘Niller’ Nielsen (Construction Coordinator), Simone Grau Roney (Set Propsman), Paul Mason (Carpenter), Jean-Robert Viallet (Video Assist Operator), Marcel Zyskind (Additional Camera), Marcel Zyskind (Focus Puller), Kristoffer Andrén (Assistant Camera), Joyce Nettles (Casting), Calem Martin (Assistant Costume Designer), Jalene Murphy (Set Costumer), Khalil Al Harbiti (Assistant Location Manager), Roger D. Faires (Second Unit Location Manager), Daniel Gylling (Location Manager), Ron Anderson (Vocal Coach), Mark Bell (Music Programmer), Mark Berrow (Musician), Richard Bissill (Musician), Björk (Music Arranger), Björk (Musician), Peter Davies (Musician), Vincent Mendoza (Conductor), Vincent Mendoza (Music Arranger), Vincent Mendoza (Orchestrator), Everton Nelson (Musician), Greg Rogers (Music Consultant), Guy Sigsworth (Musician), Valgeir Sigurðsson (Music Editor), Valgeir Sigurðsson (Music Programmer), Lars von Trier (Lyricist), Ray Williams (Music Consultant), Warren Zielinski (Musician), Charlie Morgan (Musician), Bruce White (Musician), Linda Daae (Continuity), Thomas Garris (Transportation Captain), Malini Ahlberg (Production Manager), Mattias Andersson (Production Runner), Joga Gnarr (Actor’s Assistant), Louise Grosell (Production Coordinator), Andrea Helgadóttir (Actor’s Assistant), Cecilie Kølpin (Production Assistant), Mario Locurcio (Publicist), Andreas Martinsen (Production Runner), Pia Nielsen (Producer’s Assistant), Charlotte Pedersen (Producer’s Assistant), Cecilie Rui (Producer’s Assistant), Chris Sanger (Executive Producer’s Assistant), Line Spanning (Travel Coordinator), Carsten Sparwath (Production Assistant), Christian Tafdrup (Production Runner), Nicholas Vroman (Actor’s Assistant), James Wilson (Production Executive), Pétur Einarsson (Dialogue Editor), Eric Kress (Second Unit Director of Photography), Björk (Songs), Fabio D’Amico (ADR Recordist)

MORE CAST

Zeljko Ivanek, Udo Kier, Jens Albinus, Reathel Bean, Mette Berggreen, Lars Michael Dinesen, Katrine Falkenberg, Michael Flessas, John Randolph Jones, Noah Lazarus, Sheldon Litt, Andrew Lucre, John Martinus, Luke Reilly, T.J. Rizzo, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean-Michael Smith, Paprika Steen, Eric Voge, Nick Wolf, Timm Zimmermann, Al Agami, Alex Mouro, Alexander Arli, Allan Gyldenkærne, Ami Eklöf-Annell, Ana Christine Broström, Anders Tärneberg, Anders Thorhauge, Anders-Peter Torsleff Hansen, Ann Crosset, Anna David, Anna Norberg, Anna Rosenberg, Annette Lindholm, Anthony Ajoise Olufemi Jacob, Birgitte Skands, Bjorn Ahlander, Bo Westerholm, Bobo Eriksson, Britt Bendixen, Carl Johan De Neergaard, Carol Linda Nielsen, Claus Berenhard, Cristian Valle, Diana G.L. Watson, Ed Hickok, Edvin Karsson, Eli Stalhand, Elin Johansson, Emilie Bendz, Erik Dammann, Erik Drugge, Fredrik Börgesson, Frederik Mondrup, Marianne Bengtsson, Karoliina Heiskanen, Troels Asmussen, Caroline Sascha Cogez

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