In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
DramaCrimefactory workerindividualimmigrantblindness and impaired visiondancingeye operationsmall townnaivetyhereditary diseaserobberycourtmusical
- Bleak ending
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Character
Overwhelming, prestige, grave and contemporary.
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
20 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- BjörkSelma Jezkova
- Catherine DeneuveKathy
- David MorseBill Houston
- Peter StormareJeff
- Joel GreyOldrich Novy
- Cara SeymourLinda Houston
- Vladica KosticGene Jezkova
- Jean-Marc BarrNorman
- Vincent PatersonSamuel
- Siobhan Fallon HoganBrenda
Crew
- Lars von TrierDirector
- Lars von TrierWriter
- Robby MüllerDirector of Photography
- BjörkOriginal Music Composer
- François GédigierEditor
- Molly Malene StensgaardEditor
- Vibeke WindeløvProducer
- Leo PescaroloProducer
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Pairings
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Tideland 200568% alikeBoth prestige, overwhelming, contemporary.
Both prestige, spare, contemporary.
Lost Highway 199768% alikeBoth prestige, overwhelming, grave.
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I May Destroy You 202068% alikeSeries · Both overwhelming, contemporary, prestige.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 201965% alikeBook · Both prestige, overwhelming, grave.
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