Dancer in the dark /

Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In t...

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Corporate Authors:	Fine Line Features, Zentropa Entertainments 4 (Firm), Trust Film Svenska, Film i Väst (Firm), Liberator Productions, New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Windeløv, Vibeke, Trier, Lars von, 1956-, Björk, Deneuve, Catherine, 1943-, Morse, David, 1953-, Stormare, Peter, Grey, Joel, 1932-, Barr, Jean-Marc, 1960-, Paterson, Vincent
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Fine Line Features : [2001]
Series:	New Line platinum series.
Subjects:	Blind women > United States > Drama. Working class women > United States > Drama. Rural women > United States > Drama. Single mothers > United States > Drama. Musical theater > Production and direction > United States > Drama. Musical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The Sound of Music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Audio commentaries [Filmmaker commentary by Lars von Trier, Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Hjorth, Per Kirkeby, Choreographer commentary by Vincent Paterson]; Documentaries [100 cameras: capturing Lars von Trier's vision (14 min.); Choreography: creating Vincent Paterson's dance sequences (24 min.)]; Alternate scenes (14 min.); Selmas' music [song-by-song access to the film]; Cast & crew filmographies [text feature]; Original theatrical trailer (3 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (141 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation preserving original theatrical aspect ratio 2.40:1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated R.
Production Credits:	Music composed by Björk ; choreographer and dance director, Vincent Paterson ; lyrics by Lars von Trier and Sjón Sigurdsson ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; editors, Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gedigier.
ISBN:	078063408X 9780780634084