Dancer in the Dark
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Dancer in the Dark --
Extravagant musical melodrama about a Czech immigrant (Bjork) going blind who is sentenced to death after her savings for her son's operation to prevent heriditary blindness is stolen by her landlord (David Morse) who is killed in a struggle over the money. Writer-director Lars von Trier's flamboyant tear-jerker uses vertigo-inducing camera movements and fantasy musical sequences to tell its bizarre tale that is often emotionally gripping but whose brutal conclusion strains credibility. Brief but intense violence. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is (A-III) -- adults. (R) -- restricted. 2000 (Fine Line)
Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic
merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating,
the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief
synopsis of the movie.
The classifications are as follows:
- A-I -- general patronage;
- A-II -- adults and adolescents;
- A-III -- adults;
- A-IV**
- L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
- O -- morally offensive.
** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.