The Dancer
2016 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 6.5 · 52% critics
A young woman rises from humble beginnings to become a sensation in Paris, transforming dance with bold new performance and lighting ideas. As fame grows, an intense bond with a gifted younger performer begins to threaten her place at the center of it all.
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Details
- Original title
- La Danseuse
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-28
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (204 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate period dramas about artistic ambition, fame, and rivalry in the vein of Saint Laurent; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving crowd-pleaser.
Pros: striking period atmosphere; compelling rise-and-fall arc; passionate performance world | Cons: emotionally heavy tone; slow-burning pace; tense relationships
Themes
- dance
- suicide
- dancer
- france
- dance performance
- lesbian relationship
- lgbt
- woman director
- cabaret dancer
- serpentine dance
- belle epoque
- paris national opera
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Soko
as Loïe Fuller
Gaspard Ulliel
as Louis
Mélanie Thierry
as Gabrielle
Lily-Rose Depp
as Isadora Duncan
François Damiens
as Marchand
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
as Armand
Denis Ménochet
as Ruben
Amanda Plummer
as Lili
- CM
Charlie Morgan
as Jeff
Tamzin Merchant
as Kate
Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto