Packet 6: Tossup 20

In a film directed by this actress’s ex-partner, they play two “occidental guests” on a Japanese harpoon ship who engage in Shinto rituals (15[1])and turn into whales. (15[1])In a 1990 film, this actress played a girl who watches her elder sister seduce a widower and kill his son with magic. This star (15[1])of the best-known film (15[1])by Nietzchka Keene (15[1])(“NEECH-kuh keen”) said “I’ve never eaten a shirt. Not sure that’s even possible” in response to a director whom she claims sexually harassed her. (15[1])That director used 100 (15[1])cameras to film a scene in which this actress’s character cheers herself up by singing “My Favorite (*) Things.” Robert Eggers met the screenwriter of (10[1])Lamb (10[1])at a party hosted by this star of The Juniper Tree, (10[1])who (10[1])is Matthew Barney’s (10[1])ex-partner. This actress played a visually impaired Czech immigrant in a film that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, leading to her red carpet walk wearing a swan dress. (10[2])For 10 points, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark stars what Icelandic musician? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Björk [or Björk Guðmundsdóttir] (The film in the lead-in is Barney’s Drawing Restraint 9. Robert Eggers co-wrote The Northman with Björk’s frequent collaborator Sjón.)
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