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Book: The Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema

Chapter: Singing, Sonic Authenticity and Stardom in Dancer in the Dark

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.35459

Blurb:

This chapter analyses Icelandic singer Björk’s singing voice in her performance as Selma
in Dancer in the Dark (2000), situated within the context of the Dogma 95 movement’s
discourses around ‘truth’, authenticity and filmmaking, with a particular focus on the sonic
mediation of Björk’s performance.

Chapter Contributors

  • Nessa Johnston (Nessa.Johnston@edgehill.ac.uk - njohnston) 'Edge Hill University'