Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Release Date
2000-09-01
Rating
8
Duration
140 min
Keywords
factory worker dying and death individual immigrant blindness and impaired vision dancing eye operation small town naivety hereditary disease robbery court musical female friendship murder debt execution police officer trailer daydreaming coping mechanisms mother son relationship
Qualities
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.
