Anno di produzione: 2000
Stato del film: CatalogoUscita nelle sale: 18/10/2000
Dancer in the Dark
Uscita nelle sale: 18/10/2000
Paese d'origine: Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Netherlands Norway Sweden UK USA
Location del set: Billingsfors, Dalsland, Älvsborgs län, Sweden Copenhagen, Denmark Kil, Värmland, Sweden Seattle, Washington State, USA Trollhättan, Västergötland, Sweden
Versioni alternative: - The film originally contained a song entitled "141 Steps"; however, after the Cannes premiere, director 'Lars von Trier' (qv) decided to shorten it, and the song was subsequently reworked and retitled "107 Steps." - The original European version had the overture played in dimmed lighting before the curtains opened on the screen. However, Fine Line Features president 'Mark Ordesky' (qv) informed director 'Lars von Trier' (qv) that such an opening was unfeasible in U.S. theaters, since most American theaters don't have curtains and have electronic projection booths overseen by inexperienced staffers. Thus, von Trier filmed a visual accompaniment to go along with the overture in the U.S. release: a collage of paintings by Pers Kirkeby, the artist/husband of producer 'Vibeke Windeløv' (qv).
Genere: Drama Musical
Lingue: English
Plot: Selma (Björk) is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can't put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale. Selma has emigrated with her son from east Europe to America. The year is 1964. Selma works day and night to save her son from the same disease she suffers from, a disease that inevitably will make her blind. But Selma has the energy to live because of her secret! She loves musicals. When life feels tough she can pretend that she is in the wonderful world of musicals...just for a short moment. All happiness life is not able to give her she finds there...
Colonna sonora: - "OVERTURE" Written by 'Björk' (qv) Arranged, Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music - "CVALDA" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Mark Bell, Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) & Catherine Deneuve Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music, Warp/EMI Music & Copyright Control - "I'VE SEEN IT ALL" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv), Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Arranged by 'Björk' (qv), Vincent Mendoza & Guy Sigsworth Choir Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control - "SMITH & WESSON" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv), David Morse, Cara Seymour & Edward Ross Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control - "IN THE MUSICALS, PART 1" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Mark Bell, Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) & Catherine Deneuve Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music, Warp/EMI Music & Copyright Control - "IN THE MUSICALS, PART 2" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Mark Bell, Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) & Joel Grey Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music, Warp/EMI Music & Copyright Control - "107 STEPS" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) & Siobhan Fallon Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) & Mark Bell Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control - "NEXT TO LAST SONG" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control - "NEW WORLD (OVERTURE)" Written by 'Björk' (qv), Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Performed by 'Björk' (qv) Arranged by 'Björk' (qv) & Vincent Mendoza Orchestrated & Conducted by Vincent Mendoza Produced by 'Björk' (qv) Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent Published by Universal Music & Copyright Control - "MY FAVOURITE THINGS" Written by 'Richard Rodgers' (qv) & 'Oscar Hammerstein II' (qv) Williamson Music - "SO LONG, FAREWELL" Written by 'Richard Rodgers' (qv) & 'Oscar Hammerstein II' (qv) Williamson Music - "CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN" Written by 'Richard Rodgers' (qv) & 'Oscar Hammerstein II' (qv) Williamson Music
Visti censura internazionale: Sweden:15 Switzerland:14 France:U Switzerland:14 Australia:MA Hong Kong:IIB Germany:12 USA:R Denmark:15 Finland:K-14 Singapore:PG UK:15
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Argentina:8 March 2001 |
| Australia:26 December 2000 |
| Belgium:11 October 2000 |
| Czech Republic:9 November 2000 |
| Denmark:8 September 2000 |
| Estonia:9 March 2001 |
| Finland:8 September 2000 |
| France:18 October 2000 |
| Germany:28 September 2000 |
| Greece:27 October 2000 |
| Hong Kong:21 December 2000 |
| Hungary:11 January 2001 |
| Iceland:22 September 2000 |
| Israel:22 February 2001 |
| Italy:18 October 2000 |
| Japan:23 December 2000 |
| Netherlands:26 October 2000 |
| Norway:8 September 2000 |
| Poland:20 October 2000 |
| Portugal:27 October 2000 |
| Slovenia:23 November 2000 |
| Sweden:8 September 2000 |
| Turkey:1 December 2000 |
| UK:15 September 2000 |
| USA:6 October 2000 |
| France:17 May 2000 | (Cannes Film Festival) |
| Finland:22 August 2000 | (Espoo Film Festival) |
| Germany:30 June 2000 | (Filmfest München) |
| Switzerland:5 October 2000 | (German speaking region) |
| Turkey:11 November 2000 | (Istanbul History and Cinema Film Festival) |
| Czech Republic:10 July 2000 | (Karlovy Vary Film Festival) |
| USA:22 September 2000 | (New York Film Festival) |
| Norway:27 August 2000 | (Norwegian International Film Festival) |
| Argentina:17 February 2001 | (premiere) |
| Brazil:12 October 2000 | (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) |
| Japan:1 November 2000 | (Tokyo International Film Festival) |
| CAM:Sony DSR-PD 150 |
| OFM:Video |
| PCS:DV |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:2.35 : 1 |
| Dolby Digital |
| Australia:140 |
| Denmark:139 |
| Germany:140 |
| Japan:140 |
| UK:140 |
| USA:140 |
| France:139 | (Cannes film festival) |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
gutek film
fine line features
les films du losange
angel scandinavia a/s
channel four films (aka film four international)(aka channel
constantin film
instituto luce
sandrew metronome
shochiku films
ups
icelandic film corporation
produzione cinematografica: icelandic film corporation icelandic film fund westdeutscher rundfunk (wdr) what else? zentropa entertainment 4 svt drama trust film tv 1000 liberator productions media ii nordic film & tv fund pain unlimited danmarks radio (dr) dinovi pictures dutch film fund film i väst filmstiftung nordrhein-westfalen finnish broadcasting company (yle) finnish film foundation france 3 cinéma (fr 3) good machine channel four films (aka film four international)(aka channel cinematograph cobo fund arte arte france cinéma av-fund norway blind spot pictures danish film institute vpro television swedish film institute le studio canal+
produttore cinematografico: jensen peter aalbæk fridriksson fridrik thór forsell malte gjerdrum finn glad mogens grafers anja hauge torleif jönsson lars (i) kaukomaa tero lindeborg poul erik slot marianne (i) vandevorst els windeløv vibeke
coproduzione: eurimages
attore: björk deneuve catherine morse david stormare peter kier udo grey joel paterson vincent seymour cara barr jean-marc kostic vladan ivanek zeljko fallon siobhan albinus jens bean reathel berggreen mette dinesen lars michael falkenberg katrine flessas michael jones john randolph lazarus noah litt sheldon lucre andrew martinus john reilly luke rizzo t.j. skarsgard stellan (skarsgård stellan) smith sean-michael steen paprika voge eric wolf nick zimmermann timm nykänen joni
direttore della fotografia: müller robby
scenografia: juliusson karl
montaggio: gédigier françois stensgård molly marlene
compositori: björk bell mark (iii)
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: von trier lars
costumi: rasmussen manon
troupe varia: kirkeby per lucas yvan sigurdsson sjón zyskind marcel nettles joyce paterson vincent smith sean-michael berger frank
produzione cinematografica: icelandic film corporation icelandic film fund westdeutscher rundfunk (wdr) what else? zentropa entertainment 4 svt drama trust film tv 1000 liberator productions media ii nordic film & tv fund pain unlimited danmarks radio (dr) dinovi pictures dutch film fund film i väst filmstiftung nordrhein-westfalen finnish broadcasting company (yle) finnish film foundation france 3 cinéma (fr 3) good machine channel four films (aka film four international)(aka channel cinematograph cobo fund arte arte france cinéma av-fund norway blind spot pictures danish film institute vpro television swedish film institute le studio canal+
produttore cinematografico: jensen peter aalbæk fridriksson fridrik thór forsell malte gjerdrum finn glad mogens grafers anja hauge torleif jönsson lars (i) kaukomaa tero lindeborg poul erik slot marianne (i) vandevorst els windeløv vibeke
coproduzione: eurimages
attore: björk deneuve catherine morse david stormare peter kier udo grey joel paterson vincent seymour cara barr jean-marc kostic vladan ivanek zeljko fallon siobhan albinus jens bean reathel berggreen mette dinesen lars michael falkenberg katrine flessas michael jones john randolph lazarus noah litt sheldon lucre andrew martinus john reilly luke rizzo t.j. skarsgard stellan (skarsgård stellan) smith sean-michael steen paprika voge eric wolf nick zimmermann timm nykänen joni
direttore della fotografia: müller robby
scenografia: juliusson karl
montaggio: gédigier françois stensgård molly marlene
compositori: björk bell mark (iii)
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: von trier lars
costumi: rasmussen manon
troupe varia: kirkeby per lucas yvan sigurdsson sjón zyskind marcel nettles joyce paterson vincent smith sean-michael berger frank