# Dancer in the Dark (2000)

> A Czech immigrant worker risks everything to secure her son's sight while transforming the machinery of hardship into musical fantasy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Cast: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Vladica Kostic, Jean-Marc Barr
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168629/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, surreal, arthouse film night, emotionally intense viewing

## Synopsis

A mother's love and sacrifice shine through the darkness of despair.

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