The Dancer

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The Dancer

2017

1h 48m

Biography

Drama

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In 1887, after the death of her father, 25-year-old Marie-Louise leaves her life in the American West to join her mother in New York and pursue her dream of becoming an actress. On stage one night, she avoids falling by spinning the fabric of her long dress in a graceful gesture, and the Serpentine Dance is born. The dazzled audience calls out for more. Marie-Louise becomes Loïe Fuller and leaves New York, where imitators try to steal her radical innovations, for Paris.

Nell Minow

AWFJ.org

10/27/2021

Soko, under the direction of Stéphanie Di Giusto, lets us see Fuller's fearlessness in giving audiences performances unlike anything anyone had ever seen before.

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

12/01/2017

2/4

If only Di Giusto more ambitiously broadened her scope, she would have made a fleet-footed tribute for the ages instead of stumbling over such rich possibilities.

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Gayle MacDonald

Globe and Mail

12/01/2017

2/4

Uses much creative licence in retelling Fuller's life.

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

10/27/2021

With its lush cinematography, compelling acting, and gorgeous dance performances, The Dancer makes good on Fuller's ambitions.

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

10/27/2021

Lily-Rose Depp lends solid support as up and coming dancer Isadora Duncan, whose relationship with Loie turned into a rivalry that shaped both of their careers.

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Jennifer Merin

AWFJ.org

10/27/2021

Cinematically stunning and with exquisite performances, THE DANCER presents Fuller's story beautifully, while capturing the social environment for women during the late nineteenth century.

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12/06/2019

There are some beautiful scenes but ultimately this movie drags on and on and on. The character is cold and unsmiling - not that she needs to smile all the time but surely ONCE isn't asking too much? Overall... endless and boring! (I can't even see it through!)

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12/19/2018

The movie is just brilliant! Especially actors performance in this film! Boxxy software have big gallery of great movies like this

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01/01/2018

Such a beautiful movie, full of magnificence, passion and sensibility.

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12/14/2017

Wonderful minus the basic acting skills of Lily Rose. Critics almost seems ancient when reading their reviews.

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Stéphanie Di Giusto

Director

Soko

Marie-Louise Fuller - dite Loïe Fuller

Gaspard Ulliel

Louis d'Orsay

Mélanie Thierry

Gabrielle Bloch

Lily-Rose Depp

Isadora Duncan

François Damiens

Edouard Marchand

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In 1887, after the death of her father, 25-year-old Marie-Louise leaves her life in the American West to join her mother in New York and pursue her dream of becoming an actress. On stage one night, she avoids falling by spinning the fabric of her long dress in a graceful gesture, and the Serpentine Dance is born. The dazzled audience calls out for more. Marie-Louise becomes Loïe Fuller and leaves New York, where imitators try to steal her radical innovations, for Paris.

Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto
Producer: Alain Attal, Marie Jardillier, Emma Javaux
Screenwriter: Stéphanie Di Giusto, Sarah Thibau, Thomas Bidegain, Giovanni Lista
Distributor: Pacific Northwest Pictures
Production Co: Trésor Films, Orange Studio, Les Films du Fleuve, RTBF, Voo & be TV, Wild Bunch, Sirena Film
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2018
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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