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Sebastian

1957 · 39 min

A spare, intimate rehearsal-room document that asks patience and rewards it with the quiet charge of dancers at work.

Overview
An American Ballet Theatre Workshop production, filmed in rehearsal onstage at Phoenix Theatre, New York City, Spring, 1957.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • love
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Starring
Lupe Serrano, John Kriza, Nora Kaye, Darrel Notara
Runtime
39 min

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