Björk once explained how she woke up 'feeling like she killed a man' while preparing for her role in Lars von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark.' ...

When Bjork Brought ‘Dancer in the Dark’ to Cannes The crowd seemed genuinely shocked when the film earned the Palme d’Or and the singer won best actress.

"IN MUSICALS, nothing dreadful ever happens," says Selma (Bjork), the sprite-like child-woman at the center of Lars von Trier's mesmerizing "Dancer in the Dark." This rapturous regard for musicals ...

The result is a film that’s dark and delightful and ripe for rediscovery. Grade: B+ “The Juniper Tree” opens at The Metrograph via Arbelos Films on March 15.

Between The Juniper Tree and Dancer in the Dark, the actor shows an incredible range. The Northman further proves how Björk’s art is unusual, albeit remarkable.

Leave it to the French to stir things up. Last May, in another one of their audacious moves, the jury at Cannes embraced "Dancer in the Dark" director Lars von Trier and his volatile star Bjork by ...

DANCER IN THE DARK: Musical tragedy. Starring Bjork and Catherine Deneuve. Directed and written by Lars von Trier. (R. 140 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Dancer in the Dark," the winner of the ...

There's violence and bloodshed in "Dancer in the Dark," but Bjork's towering performance overwhelms everything in its path. Rated R. 140 minutes, making it roughly 30 minutes too long.

Set in Washington state in the mid-1960s, the titular dancer is Selma, a musical-loving factory worker played by pixie-esque Icelandic chanteuse Björk.