Overview
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles – even if just for a moment – by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Details
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Writer
- Lars von Trier
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $12,500,000
Cast
Björk
Cara Seymour
Catherine Deneuve
David Morse
Jean-Marc Barr
Joel Grey
Peter Stormare
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Vincent Paterson
Vladica Kostic
Keywords
blindness and impaired vision
coping mechanisms
court
dancing
daydreaming
debt
dying and death
execution
eye operation
factory worker
female friendship
hereditary disease
immigrant
individual
mother son relationship
murder
musical
naivety
police officer
robbery
small town
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