Dancer (La Danseuse)
Luxuriate in [a] transporting period drama.
The Dancer (La Danseuse)
Loïe Fuller was born in the American West. Nothing in her background prepared this robust cowgirl to become the toast of the Parisian cabarets of La Belle Epoque, even less to dance on the stage of the Paris Opera. Then she invented the "Serpentine Dance." Hidden by yards of floating fabric, her arms extended by two wooden poles, as she moves beneath the stage lights; Loïe becomes a flower, a butterfly, flames, and each night crowds call out for more. This young, awkward woman lacking charm has found her place in this world. She will be "The Dancer." Even though physical effort might break her back, even though the stage lights might blind her. But her encounter with Isadora Duncan, a prodigious young dancer hungry for fame and glory, will precipitate the fall of this icon at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Genre
Drama,
Dance,
Women and Film,
Bio-pic,
LGBT
Runtime
112
Language
English,
French
Director
Stéphanie Di Giusto
Cast
Soko,
Gaspard Ulliel,
Mélanie Thierry,
Lily-Rose Depp
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival
Top Ten Selection, Un Certain Regard ~ Avenir Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Best First Work, Cesar Awards
Winner, Best Costume Design (Meilleurs costumes), Cesar Awards
MOREPlayed at
Fine Arts Theatre 12.08.17 - 12.14.17
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