Dancer in the Dark

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Dancer in the Dark
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R,2hrs 17min
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September 22, 2000
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Fine Line Features
Synopsis: Reportedly the third in acclaimed director Lars von Trier's "Golden Hearts" trilogy (preceded by Breaking the Waves and The Idiots), this film is a hip reworking of the classic Hollywood Musical, starring international pop diva Bjork. Set somewhere in rural Washington state, Czech immigrant Selma (Bjork) works in a pressing plant, struggling to make ends meet for herself and her 10-year-old son, Gene (Vladica Kostic). Her best friend is coworker and fellow European Kathy (Catherine Deneuve). While ... Full Synopsis
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For all its fancy pedigree, the spellbinding Dancer in the Dark aims right for the heart and aces its target. Full Review
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out of 100
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