Dancer in the Dark

I don't have a favorite movie, but I can say that I have a favorite film director. My favorite film director is Lars Von Trier and his movies are my favorites. Lars Von Trier is danish and he is associated with the movement "Dogme 95". Lars Von Trier concentrate on the story and the actor's performances.
Today, I'm going to talk about a beautiful movie of Lars Von Trier: "Dancer in the Dark", starring icelandic singer Björk. The movie was premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and was awarded with the "Palma de Oro".
The movie is filmed at Washington, United States. Selma (Björk) is a czech inmigrant who has moved to United States with her son. Selma has a hereditary degenerative disease which is gradually causing her to go blind. For that reason, Selma moved to U.S., to look for a work and can save money to pay for an operation which will prevent her little son from suffering the same fate. Selma works a lot and to escape the misery of her daily life, she slips into hallucinations where she imagines the ordinary circumstances with ordinary people into a music theater number.
My favorite part is the end of the film. The song of the end, written and sing for Björk is perfect for that moment and her performance is amazing!
I love the film, because shows the reality: the poverty, treachery for money and the ugly part of the world. I hate the movies with perfect end.