The Dancer
by Donya Feuer
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Actor: Anneli Alhanko, Erland Josephson, Katja BjornerDirector: Donya Feuer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Movie Reviews of The Dancer
Movie Review: Badly flawed ballet film
Summary: 3 Stars
The director should be internationally condemned for the way this otherwise interesting movie was shot and cut. The camera is always in the way, detracting from the story, adding ridiculous closeups of arms, legs, and noses, cutting away constantly--sometimes every other second--to provide a different view. The jumping around was such that I had to watch the film after an intermission taken every 15 minutes. My head was spinning when the time came to leave the room for a break.
The story is highly predictable for anyone who appreciates ballet. Yes, it's a lot of hard work and pain. Yes, it's interesting to see how ballet shoes are made. Yes, ballet teachers shout and scream a lot. Yes, it's glorious to be in show biz. Yes, interviews with performers usually involve a lot of mumbling and cliches. It all could have been done easily in 45 minutes instead of 90.
Here is a classic example of how not to shoot a movie. Regretably, this style has become highly popular. Some television commercials, for example, can rip your eyeballs out in the apparent attempt to emulate video games. Which is yet another reason to ignore them.
What a shame that this film, with its fine young star, should have been so badly botched.
Summary of The Dancer
Donya Feuer's The Dancer follows the young and gifted student Katja Bjorner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, as she develops into an international ballet star. Filmed with an eye toward conveying the physical aspects of dancing, the pain, sweat, and tears, as well as the exquisite beauty, The Dancer captures the fierce determination and struggle that goes into the desire to dance at the highest level.Art House & International DVD Video
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