TY - ADVS AU - Trier,Lars von AU - Björk AU - Deneuve,Catherine AU - Morse,David AU - Stormare,Peter AU - Barr,Jean-Marc AU - Grey,Joel ED - Zentropa Entertainments 4 (Firm) ED - Trust Film Svenska ED - Film i Väst (Firm) ED - Liberator Productions TI - Dancer in the dark PY - 2000/// CY - [N.p.] PB - Film4 KW - People with visual disabilities KW - United States KW - Drama KW - Working class women KW - Working mothers N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2000; Special features: Trailer -- Behind the scenes -- Interview with Lars von Trier -- Cannes 2000 -- Selma's songs -- Audio description; Music composed by Björk ; choreographer and dance director, Vincent Paterson ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; editors, Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gedigier; Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Jean-Marc Barr, Joel Grey; BBFC rated: 15 years and over; FCO rating: 15 years and over N2 - 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 ER -