Dancer in the Dark (Dancer in the Dark)
Directed by: Lars Von TrierCast list: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Year: 2000
Genres: Musical / Drama /
Runtime: 139 min.
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The year is 1964. Selma has emigrated with her son from Central Europe and works 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.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA##Sixth form college##COMA##Further education##COMA##Further Edu, mature students##COMA##Higher Education##COMA##
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Art and Design / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / Music and History of the Music / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / medicine, health / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / human rights / death and grief / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /
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