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DANCER IN THE DARK

Director:

  Lars von Trier
  

Year Released:

  2000

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Bjork
  Catherine Deneuve
  Joel Grey
  David Morse
  Peter Stormare
Movie Haiku:Who was that lady wearing the dead swan @ Oscar 2001? Bjork, the Icelandic pop star, making her film debut here as a struggling single mom saving every penny for her son's sight-saving operation. Artsy example of this director's love-it-or-hate-it anti-Hollywood ethos.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001