Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Voti degli utenti:

7.8/10   

Regista:

Lars von Trier

Sceneggiatore:

Lars von Trier (written by)

Data di uscita:

6 ottobre 2000 (USA)

Genere:

Drammatico | Musica

Slogan:

You don't need eyes to see.

Plot:

An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Money | Blind | Loss Of Eyesight | Factory Worker

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 21 wins & 33 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

A film so perfect it hurts to watch.

Cast

Björk	...	Selma Jezkova
Catherine Deneuve	...	Kathy
David Morse	...	Bill Houston
Peter Stormare	...	Jeff
Joel Grey	...	Oldrich Novy
Cara Seymour	...	Linda Houston
Vladica Kostic	...	Gene Jezkova
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Norman
Vincent Paterson	...	Samuel
Siobhan Fallon	...	Brenda
Zeljko Ivanek	...	District Attorney
Udo Kier	...	Dr. Porkorny
Jens Albinus	...	Morty
Reathel Bean	...	Judge
Mette Berggreen	...	Receptionist

Alias:

Dancer in the Dark (Denmark) (France)
Myrkradansarinn (Iceland)
Taps (Denmark) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Durata:

140 min

Nazionalità:

Denmark | Germania | Netherlands | Italy | USA | UK | France | Sweden | Finland | Iceland | Norway

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Divieti:

New Zealand:R13 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Luoghi riprese:

Arlington, Washington, USA

Compagnia:

Zentropa Entertainments

Curiosità:

In her September 2005 book "Close Up and Personal", Catherine Deneuve writes of the difficulties of filming this movie. Despite some initial misgivings (filming of the musical scene in the factory was "disordered", and film preparations ran late) Deneuve decided that things would be professional, as Lars von Trier knew what he wanted to do and people would follow his lead. Later, however, she says she realized there was no point asking von Trier to explain her character further, because she didn't have many scenes. Deneuve's account makes it clear both Von Trier and Björk were difficult to work with, but she also comments that she enjoyed the experience, while not making real connections.

Errori:

Continuità: When Selma knocks on the door and her foreman answers it the door opens from the wrong direction and they are clearly not in the same factory building.

Citazioni:

Selma: I listen to my heart.

Collegamenti:

Citato in I Lars von Triers rige (1999) (TV)

Colonna sonora:

CVALDA

A film so perfect it hurts to watch.

This is quite possibly the most moving film I've seen, it ensnares you within the first minute, or Bjork does with her interpretation of the sound of music, which is both hilarious and introduces one of the main themes: the magic of musicals. Not one of my favourite genres (but everyone loves The Sound Of Music, right?) but Lars Von Trier makes you re-evaluate your perception with a gentle loving pastiche of the way for no reason people and things in musicals spontaneously erupt into song, made more credible in this film by implicating a reason for it: Bjork's character is going blind so she hears music in the slightest thing and she, in her mind, sees how moves should be choreographed with the music she hears, reminiscent of her own ‘It's Oh So Quiet' music video. And the best thing about this film is the way Bjork charms you with her portrayal of the nicest person in the world, she will do anything for you if she could. She is essentially an innocent and though this is her weakness you can't help but love her all the more: a sparkling performance from a unique singer in real life.

However from this don't assume that this is a light happy film as there is a dark tragic side also, and this side is full of injustice, agony- and I mean agony-, sorrow- like you'd not believe-, and an intense emotional pull as I've ever felt in a cinema before, and it's this half that propels it from being just a great film to becoming one of the greatest. Its greatness is in telling a simple story of a woman trying to stop her own genetic sight disorder afflicting her son, by working every hour to afford the operation, working heavy machinery despite essentially being virtually blind, its greatness is its ability to inflict upon you the gift of feeling every conceivable emotion you posses and you do, you really do experience so much during this film. But I'll not say too much as my enjoyment of this film increased due to, for a change, not second guessing what would happen but to just let it be, I would say to passively watch but there's nothing passive about this film. It really moves you. It makes you feel alive.

This film should be seen alone, in the quiet when you are all by yourself, but more importantly than that it should be seen: this is more than mere movie this is art this is real this is the greatest film I have ever seen: even better than Casablanca, and Shadowlands, and The Piano.