As Selma is a Czech immigrant in rural America, subtitles (when used for translation in non-English releases) emphasize her isolation and the language barriers that contribute to her tragic situation.
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I very much agree with you. Although some of the scenes in Dancer in the Dark tread into exploitation territory, it's never (just) Reddit·r/TrueFilm As Selma is a Czech immigrant in rural