Open Shelf Films February 6, 2009

Dancer in the Dark
Directed by Lars von Trier
141 mins

Open Shelf Films on Fridays offers screenings of films that have influenced exhibiting artists. February's films are selected by Jonas Burgert. Von Trier's passionate, provocative film runs emotional resources dry with suspense, giving occasional flashes into Selma's (the main character, played by Björk) gold heart and mind with superb song-and-dance numbers she conjures to banish the nightmare situation in which she lives. Accompanied by Björk’s score for the film, this is an astonishing assault on the senses and a stark reminder of von Trier's uncompromising talent.

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