"They say it's the last song. They don't know us, you see. It's only the last song if we let it be."
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.REVIEW</ ...( read more)
Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
Stats: 4,209 reviews
Flixster Reviews (4,209)
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September 22, 2009
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September 2, 2009
I didn't know this was a musical before I watched it and so when the Dogma style of filming was interrupted suddenly with a song I was both shocked and exhilarated. Lars von Trier got kicked out of his own gang in true style with this one (Well, technically he did with Breaking t...( read more)
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June 4, 2009
Fuck off and board a plane already, you pansy pseudo-intelectual hack.
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January 30, 2009
Directed by: Lars Von Trier.
Starring: Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare.
<< "You know, when I used to work in the factory, I used to dream that I was in a musical...because in a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens." >>
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January 24, 2009
My personal gold standard for blindingly depressing movies that will leave you scarred for life but curiously still enamored with Björk.
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November 3, 2009
If you think this movie is good, you can check "Breaking the Waves". I, myself couldn't understand why this director makes this kind of movies.
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October 29, 2009
A shocking, groundbreaking, sensational film. Lars von Trier once again breaks the limits of what was thought conceivable in film. He makes the ultimate musical/melodrama in his own fashion.
Selma never asked for much. She is going blind and so is her son. The only thing she as...( read more)
Critic Reviews
Come to the theater prepared, with a handkerchief in one hand and a rotten tomato in the other. full review
It smashes down the walls of habit that surround so many movies. It returns to the wellsprings. It is a bold, reckless gesture. full review
Comments
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October 24, 2006I love Bjork. Her music is absolutely brilliant, and the movie got me into tears. I've never seen anything like it before!
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September 24, 2006brillant.... a film that really moves you... nothing that I've seen can compare to this
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September 5, 2006i can't believe how great this movie is, all the perfomances were amazing,björk's music work was completely awesome, i couldn't ask for more and it really and truly brought me to tears, amazing
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July 7, 2006i'm only a casual non-hater of Bjork, but her performance in this was one of the best peices of acting ever put to film and it's a shame she has vowed off the artform
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June 8, 2006this is without doubt the finest movie i have ever seen. nothing makes me cry so hard.
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