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The Dancer

2016 · 108 min

A luminous, melancholy plunge into artistic obsession, where breathtaking stagecraft and fragile egos collide in a slow, aching burn.

Directed by
Stéphanie Di Giusto
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry
Overview
A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.

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Directed by
Stéphanie Di Giusto
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Stéphanie Di Giusto
Written by
Sarah Thibau, Thomas Bidegain, Stéphanie Di Giusto
Starring
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Cinematography
Benoît Debie
Runtime
108 min
Country
Belgium, Czech Republic, France
Languages
English, French

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