Selma Ježková
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Selma Ježková is the tragic, near-blind Czech immigrant and factory worker portrayed by Björk in Lars von Trier’s musical drama film "Dancer in the Dark."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dancer in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmReleasedIn | 2000 ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lars von Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fantasizesThrough | musical numbers ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Lars von Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | musical drama ⓘ |
| hasChild | Gene Ježek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Czech background ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Kathy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasHobby | musicals ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | progressive blindness ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Czech ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor | Bill Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
amateur stage performer
ⓘ
factory worker ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | working class ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
imaginative
ⓘ
musically talented ⓘ optimistic ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| introducedIn | film Dancer in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExploitedBy | Bill Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImmigrantTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
daydreaming musical sequences
ⓘ
singing in the factory ⓘ |
| isMotherOf | Gene Ježek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Björk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByNationality | Icelandic singer Björk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to save money for her son’s eye operation ⓘ |
| residesIn | rural United States ⓘ |
| savesMoneyFor | Gene’s medical operation ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | death ⓘ |
| storySettingPeriod | 1960s United States ⓘ |
| storyThemeInvolvement |
capital punishment
ⓘ
disability ⓘ immigration ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| visualImpairmentInheritedBy | Gene Ježek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | factory ⓘ |
| wronglyAccusedOf | murder ⓘ |
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