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Dancer in the Dark (2000)
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Masterpiece or masquerade? Lars von Trier's digicam musical split the critics in two when it debuted at Cannes in 2000. There were those who saw it as a cynical shock-opera from a manipulative charlatan, others wept openly at its scenes of raw emotion and heart-rending intensity. There is, however, no in-between. Dancer in the Dark is that rarest of creatures, a film that dares to push viewers to the limits of their feelings. In her first and most probably last screen performance (she has foresworn acting after her bruising on-set rows with von Trier), brittle Icelandic chanteuse Björk plays Selma, a Czech immigrant living in...
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| Dancer in the Dark Movie Review by Movie Addict (11/28/2008) |
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You can't get that picture of her swan dress out of your mind as you contemplate Björk in this film. It doesn't take long to realize that this is a dark trip that will not have a happy ending.
Björk was incredible as a mother losing her sight and doing everything to get an operation for her son. The darkness that was...
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| Dancer in the Dark Movie Review by Jesse (12/14/2006) |
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When I first heard of this movie, it was in 2001 upon its DVD release. I was sketchy about watching it for two reasons. I was only 11 years old and I wouldn't have appreciated it to its full extent and it seemed to be boring. Now, 5 years later, I have gathered my negative opinions about this film and Björk and thrown them...
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| Dancer in the Dark Movie Review by Jannika (9/27/2006) |
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Let me say first that I'm Danish/American. Many non-American directors can make movies that capture the essence of America so well you would never know they weren't born and raised here. Sadly, Lars is not one of them. He barely understands the English language, and he certainly doesn't understand America. So why does...
(complete Dancer in the Dark review by Jannika)
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