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Abstract / Summary

Selma (Björk) is a Czech immigrant who has settled in an American village. She is a single mother in an American provincial town and works hard in the factory to save up for the eye surgery that is needed for her son to not also lose his sight. He suffers from the same eye disease, which she has and is now in secret completely blind. Selma fantasizes herself away. In dreams she can both sing and dance. She will quarrel with the neighbor Bill (David Morse), who accuses her of stealing money that would save him from bankruptcy. This escalates the drama in her life.

Field of Interest

Film

Accolades / Awards

Nominated 2001 Academy Awards, Best Music, Original Song, Won 2000 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actress, Won 2000 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or, 2nd Place 2000 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Music, 3rd Place 2000 New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1999 by Lars von Trier. Reproduced by permission of Zentropa Studios. All rights reserved.

Director

Lars von Trier, 1956-

Content Type

Script

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Crime, Drama, Musical

Lyricist

Lars von Trier, 1956-, Sjón Sigurdsson, 1962-

Original Publication Date

1999

Original Release Date

2000

Page Count

128

Performer

Björk, 1965-, Catherine Deneuve, 1943-, David Morse, 1953-, Peter Stormare, 1953-, Joel Grey, 1932-

Producer

Vibeke Windelov, 1950-

Producer - Institution

Zentropa Entertainments, Trust Film Svenska, Film i Väst, Liberator Productions, Memfis Film AB

Publication Year

1999

Publisher

Zentropa Entertainments

Place Published / Released

Hvidovre, Capital Region (Denmark)

Release Date

2000

Subject

Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 2000s, Immigrant life, Factory life, Imagination, 2000s, Selma Jezkova, Kathy, Bill Houston, Jeff, Oldrich Novy

Keywords and Translated Subjects

2000s