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The only person I’ve ever known named Lars was a highschooler. He wore a faded army jacket, giggled at the profane, and was the kind of person who threw Alka-Seltzer at the birds in hopes of killing them mid-flight. Thinking back, he’s not terribly unlike Lars von Trier, director of Dancing in the Dark. It’s an outrageous combination of inspired musical fantasy and grinding Dogma-style realism framed by the angular edges of von Trier’s self-conscious style. The mix is harder to swallow than his previous work, Breaking the Waves. Once again, von Trier gravitates the drama onto a troubled, saintly working-class woman. This time it’s Icelandic pop sensation, Bjork. Breaking the Waves’ Emily Watson registered more emotional depth, but Dancing in the Dark is lofted up by Bjork’s empathetic performance, just as sure as it is periodically shot down by von Trier’s pathetic judgment.

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales