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Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the dark

Lars von Trier / DK, DE, NL, US, GB, FR, SE, FI, IS, NO, 2000 / 140 min.

Lars von Trier dared to take on pop star Björk in this film. Musicals are the secret passion of Selma (Björk), who emigrates with her little son to the United States in search of a better future. Camera man Robby Müller – the subject of a dedicated exhibition in EYE this summer – used no less than 100 digital cameras. 

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Director

Lars von Trier

Production year

2000

Country

DK, DE, NL, US, GB, FR, SE, FI, IS, NO

Original title

Dancer in the dark

Length

140 min.

Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

Part of

Robby Müller

In the summer of 2016, Eye presented a major exhibition devoted to the Netherlands’ most famous director of photography, Robby Müller.

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