Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Timing: 2:20 (140 min)

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Video 8

Photo 70

Actors and characters

Release date

2000-09-01

Country

Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Film i Väst, Canal+, Film4 Productions, Constantin Film, Zentropa Entertainments, ARTE France Cinéma, Blind Spot Pictures, WDR, France 3 Cinéma, Fine Line Features, DR, Memfis Film, Liberator Productions, ARTE, VPRO, YLE, Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi, SVT Drama, Angel films, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Trust Film Svenska, Cinematograph A/S, What Else? B.V, Filmek A/S, TV 1000 Sverige

Genre

Drama, Crime

Budget

$12 800 000

Revenue

$40 031 879

Website

Director

Lars von Trier

Actors

Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Vladica Kostic, Jean-Marc Barr, Vincent Paterson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
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Scenario

Lars von Trier

Producer

Vibeke Windeløv, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Finn Gjerdrum, Mogens Glad, Anja Grafers, Torleif Hauge, Tero Kaukomaa, Poul Erik Lindeborg, Els Vandevorst, Leo Pescarolo

Operator

Robby Müller

Composer

Björk

Artist

Audition

Avy Kaufman, Joyce Nettles

Editing

François Gédigier, Molly Malene Stensgaard
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• Initially, Stellan Skarsgård was supposed to play Jeff, but due to his commitment to «Aberdeen» (2000), he appeared in only two scenes as Dr. Selma.
• The role of Katie was originally intended for an African-American actress, but for the sake of Catherine Deneuve, who very much wanted to participate in Lars von Trier's new project, he rewrote the script.
• At the beginning of the film, in the scene where workers leave the factory, a man and a woman with two children can be noticed near the parking lot. The woman is Bente von Trier, the director’s wife, and the children are Lars von Trier’s two sons.
• Trier wanted to make a cameo appearance in the film – he was supposed to play an angry man scolding Selma and Katie in a cinema, but he later gave the role to another actor.
• The judge’s name is E.D. Mantle. This is a tribute to Anthony Dod Mantle, who was the cinematographer on three films associated with the Dogme 95 movement ("The Celebration” (1998), “Mifune’s Last Song” (1999) and “Julien Donkey-Boy” (1999)).
• At the beginning of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998), the song “My Favourite Things” plays, which also appears in “Dancer in the Dark” (2000). As the characters in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” drive to this song, they pass a sign that reads “Selma”.
• Initially, Stellan Skarsgård was supposed to play Jeff, but due to his commitment to "Aberdeen" (2000), he appeared in only two scenes as Dr. Selma.
• The judge's name is E.D. Mantle. This is a tribute to Anthony Dod Mantle, who was the cinematographer on three films related to the Dogme 95 movement ("The Celebration" (1998), "Mifune's Last Song" (1999), and "Julien Donkey-Boy" (1999)).
• At the beginning of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998), the song "My Favourite Things" plays, which also appears in "Dancer in the Dark" (2000). As the characters in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" drive to this song, they pass a sign that reads "Selma."