Controversial director Lars von Trier wins the Palm d’Or in Cannes, then insults the head of the festival and “assured his leading lady – whom he called a ‘mad woman’ only a fortnight ago – that he ‘loved her very much’.” – The Guardian 05/22/00
- A DISSENTING VOICE: “Daft as a brush, and about as visually interesting, for most of its extended duration, Lars von Trier’s ‘Dancer in the Dark’ arrived in Cannes on a wave of anticipation and to prolonged applause, with some viewers reduced to tears. There were others who, like me, found the entire exercise self-indulgent, pointless and even unintentionally funny.” – Irish Times 05/22/00
- MIXED CONSENSUS: “The bad news for Trier-watchers, who since ‘Europa’ and ‘Breaking the Waves’ have included most intelligent cinephiles on the planet, is that dozens walked out – noisily – on this Death Row musical about a Czech-American worker condemned for killing a cop who stole the savings earmarked for her child’s eye operation. The good news is that it is a daring, fascinating, boldly unorthodox film.” – Financial Times 05/22/00