| Description |
1 videodisc (141 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
New Line platinum series.
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation preserving original theatrical aspect ratio 2.40:1. |
| Language |
Optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Vladica Kostic, Jean-Marc Barr, Vincent Paterson, Siobhan Fallon, Ẑeljko Ivanek, Udo Kier. |
| Credits |
Music composed by Björk ; choreographer and dance director, Vincent Paterson ; lyrics by Lars von Trier and Sjón Sigurdsson ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; editors, Molly Malene Stensgaard, François Gedigier. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. |
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Special features: Audio commentaries [Filmmaker commentary by Lars von Trier, Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Hjorth, Per Kirkeby, Choreographer commentary by Vincent Paterson]; Documentaries [100 cameras: capturing Lars von Trier's vision (14 min.); Choreography: creating Vincent Paterson's dance sequences (24 min.)]; Alternate scenes (14 min.); Selmas' music [song-by-song access to the film]; Cast & crew filmographies [text feature]; Original theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
'Overture' -- Washington state, 1964 -- Gene -- Movie tin -- Happy -- Secrets -- Daydreaming -- Night shift -- 'Cvalda' -- Dark walk home -- Stage entrance -- Let go -- 'I've Seen It All' -- Desperation -- 'Smith and Wesson (Scatterheart)' -- $2,056.10 -- Rehearsal -- 'In the Musicals, Part 1' -- Trial -- 'In the Musicals, Part 2' -- Verdict -- New information -- 'My Favorite Things' -- Deal -- Jeff -- Time -- '107 Steps' -- On the gallows -- 'Next to Last Song' -- 'New World'. |
| Awards |
Winner, Palme d'Or-Lars von Trier, Best Actress-Björk, Cannes Film Festival 2000. |
| Subject |
Blind women -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Working class women -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rural women -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Single mothers -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Musical theater -- Production and direction -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Windeløv, Vibeke.
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Trier, Lars von, 1956-
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Björk.
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Deneuve, Catherine, 1943-
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Morse, David, 1953-
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Stormare, Peter.
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Grey, Joel, 1932-
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Barr, Jean-Marc, 1960-
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Paterson, Vincent.
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Fine Line Features.
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Zentropa Entertainments 4 (Firm)
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Trust Film Svenska.
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Film i Väst (Firm)
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Liberator Productions.
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
078063408X |
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9780780634084 |
| Standard No. |
794043519925 |
| Music No. |
N5199 New Line Home Entertainment |
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