• "In a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens."

  • Feb 27 2025
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"In a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens."

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  • "In a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens."

    Dancer in the Dark (2000), directed by Lars von Trier, is a musical drama starring Björk as Selma Ježková, a Czech immigrant factory worker in 1960s America who is slowly losing her sight. To escape her harsh reality, she finds solace in elaborate musical daydreams while desperately saving money for her son's eye operation. The film also features Catherine Deneuve as her supportive co-worker Kathy, David Morse as the troubled police officer Bill Houston, Peter Stormare as the lovestruck Jeff, and Joel Grey in a dreamlike role as Oldřich Nový, a classic film star Selma idolizes.

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