dance in the dark

Justyn 2022-04-20 09:01:42

Her only hope was stolen by the cowardly landlord, she was desperate, and she was forced to kill
him. No one knows the truth, and the good Shama is accused of being a
thief, a slut and a murderer. And she did not defend herself and
refused to trade the money for her son's medical treatment for her own life. Finally, she walked to the gallows. Shama, who did not forget to sing before her death, collapsed before her execution - she was as afraid of death as we are. But, with a bang, the pads fell, the ropes tightened their throats, and the singing stopped abruptly—she was dead.
It is a world full of contradictions. The good and evil of human nature have had a very clear collision here, and the sharp collision between the extreme good and the extreme evil has led to the killing of the landlord and justice has been served. And the contradiction between law and morality is doomed to Shama's death. The line between the real and the unreal has become blurred, the lie has become the accepted fact, and the truth has been brutally dismembered with the death of Shama, and many things have been subverted here.
Shama loves fantasy and is often Small, rhythmic
sounds weave beautiful music, and imagine yourself
singing and dancing with those around you. There are two worlds here: reality
and fantasy. In the fantasy world, all gloom, monotony,
sin and hatred are gone, leaving only bright colors,
beauty and kindness. "All the icy faces burst into happy smiles --
all the rigid postures were replaced by smart dancing postures." In this world, factories, trains, courts, prisons have become people's stages, and dead landlords are also resurrected. , confide with Shama in singing, and forgive each other. Life is as simple as singing and dancing. Everything is turned upside down again, which is crazy. However, no matter how weird and wonderful this fantasy world is, it can't change Shama's destiny in reality. How can such a strong transformation and contrast between reality and imagination, repression and passion be shocking.
Shama, she is the elf dancing alone in the dark, the last light in the dark. She sings for the light and dances for all the good qualities of human nature

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  • Rosalee 2022-03-24 09:01:55

    75/100 1 One of the conscience trilogy, I only know about Lars von Trier only in "Dog Town". I like it very much. I can only say it's okay. 2 The camera shakes my head, especially this one. The good thing about this forced face-pulling shot is that it really allows you to focus all your attention on the heroine, but the bad thing actually widens my distance from the movie. Foolishness, halo, saint, these words are my impressions. I can't see the director's position and don't think it's an expression of praising mother's love and escaping from reality. The fantasy of the 3 songs is full of contrast with the silence of reality. I like the train scene, the money grab and the murder and the end of the court, especially the hysterical screaming and the silence after the end of the hanging. 4 "Why did you give birth to him? I just want to hold a little baby in my arms." "I'll leave the theater at the end of the second song so the movie will never end." ps that Cannes "Devils Are Coming", "One One", "In the Mood for Love" and Palme d'Or? ?

  • Jennifer 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    Although I can't stand Lars' shaking shots, Bjork's looks and singing voice, it still can't erase the greatness of this movie. The American dream built under the hypocritical middle class is a bubble that bursts when it is touched. Most people are in it without knowing it, and the dream is broken and still has illusions. Falling into the abyss after a daydream is not one person's fault, nor is it an exception.

Dancer in the Dark quotes

  • Norman: She said Communism was - better for human beings.

    District Attorney: She had nothing but contempt for our great country and it's principals.

    Norman: Apart from it's musicals! She said the American one - the American ones were better.

    District Attorney: So, the defendant preferred Hollywood to Vladivostok.

  • District Attorney: If this relationship was made up by the defendant, then, can you think of any way she might have come to know your name?

    Oldrich Novy: I was once well known in Czechoslovakia, because of my profession.

    District Attorney: Yes, Mr. Oldrich Novy, what is your profession? Maybe that can give us a clue to why, why this somewhat romantic, certainly Communistic, woman who worships Fred Astaire, but not his country, why she might have lied and misused your name - make everybody think that all the money was spent on a poor father and not on her own vanity. What is it that you do?

    Oldrich Novy: I was an actor. I made films - they were musicals.