Here are great classics films, cult or hidden pearls on the dance. Not only classical dance, also mambo, rock, hips and steps on notes disco music …
Pliés, Brisé and Foutté en Tournant. On the tips, giving emotions. Now that he turns 50 Roberto Bolleone of our most shiny étoile ever, we have fun retracing 10 beautiful films, to see or review, at a dance pace. Not only classic, but also Mambo, Breakdance, modern dance, disco music … we brush on cult or hidden pearls.
Here are 10 really beautiful films dedicated to dance.
Billy Elliot (2000) by Stephen Daldry
The film that accompanied the childhood of many and inspired many contemporary successful dancers, by Jacopo Tissi and Sergio Bernal.
Taken from the true story of the dancer Philip Mosley, Billy Elliot It is the spur to follow his aspirations despite everything, against any prejudice. As the young Billy Elliot does (Jamie Bell) of the British training film, a boy who sets out boxing for classical dance, despite the family from the family, he sees the ballet an encouragement to homosexuality.
Will be famous (1980) by Alan Parker
Will be famous (original title Hunger) is the American film that inspired the subsequent successful TV series, which forged the teenagers of the 80s. The evident message: to reach your dreams, talent is not enough, there is to sweat. The students of the prestigious know this well High School of Performing Arts in ManhattanNew York, in the center of the story.
In the cast there are already the most loved characters and actors of the series. Here for example Debbie Allencharismatic and lasts dance teacher Lydia Grant, e Gene Anthony Raytalented dancer Leroy Johnson.
Dirty Dancing (1987) by Emile Ardolino
Dirty Dancing It is a won, full of successful soundtrack, full of successful soundtrack. Complete with Golden Globe and Oscar for the best song for (I’m had) The time of my life.
In the United States of 1963 Patrick Swayzewho left us too early, he is magnetic and persuasive as an attorney teacher Johnny, in a tourist village, who falls in love with the impacciata baby (Jennifer Gray). The rhythm becomes sexy to the sound of mambo, sockets and jumps.
Girl (2018) by Lukas Dhont
Girl It was the revelation film of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where a Certain Regard, winner of the Caméra d’Or for best work was present in the section. He revealed the sensitive and sharp talent of the Belgian Lukas Dhont, 33 years old, who then hit the hearts with the wonderful Close (2022).
Inspired by real facts, Girl It comes from the desire to tell the story of a very young character, capable of challenging a society in which gender and sex are still inevitably connected.
The protagonist of the film is the teenager Lara (played by Victor Polster), with the passion of classical dance, to which he dedicates all of itself. But the biggest challenge is to be able to deal with your body, because Lara was born a boy …
Pina (2011) by Wim Wenders
A masterpiece that leaves you speechless. Wenders, magician of emotions and means to express them, orchestra a documentary on Pina Bausch Which is pure passion and visual enchantment.
The imaginative and visceral talent of the famous German choreographer, at the service of his company of theateremerges powerful.
Flashdance (1983) by Adrian Lyne
Of cult in cult, Flashdance It is a film that has warmed hearts and moved every spectator unstoppable to seek and dance. And that gave light to Jennifer Beals! In his Bruni Riccioloni, it is the worker of an steelworker who dreams of entering the Pittsburgh dance academy.
The scene of the hearing is memorable: faces judges and unhappy, warmers and black bodysus, one gap on the disc, the notes of What a feeling (awarded with the Oscar to the best song), the initial hesitation and then the apotheosis in an overwhelming choreography that combines classical dance, modern and breakdance.
The black swan (2010) by Darren Aronofsky
Controversial, sharp, sometimes even disturbing (or boring), acclaimed by critics. With his surreal and sharp style, the American director Aronofsky investigates Obsessions and rivalry in the world of classical dance.
Vincent Cassel is the controversial artistic director of Lake Cigni, Natalie Portman It is his first choice, Mila Kunis The newcomer. Between the two a dispute is born which is also a dark friendship. Between physical sacrifices in search of perfection and the inner struggle between white swan and black swan.
Golden Globe and Oscar to the best actress in Portman.
Red Shoes (1948) by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Great classic drama of British cinema, Red Shoes (original title The Red Shoes) won Two Oscarsto the best scenography and the soundtrack.
Moira ShearerScottish actress and dancer, is Vicky Page, an aspiring dancer fought between her dedication to dance and the desire for love. Anton Walbrook is the authoritarian teacher who urges her to devote herself exclusively to ballet, Marius Goring instead the fascinating young composer with whom Vicky begins to fall in love with …
Saturday night fever (1977) by John Badham
John Travolta In Brillantina, Osdes and jumping jumps from Tony Manero, the 2001 Odyssey disco in New York of the 70s, the unforgettable songs signed by Bee Gees. Saturday night fever Obviously, it cannot be missing, of course.
Suspiria (1977) by Dario Argento
There are those who would do everything to enter the prestigious dance academy in Freiburg in Brisgovia. And there are those who flee with rags raised (the student played by Eva Axén soon murdered).
With Jessica Harper brilliant American dancer, a young protagonist, Suspiria is a Horror Cultsigned by our Master of the thrill Dario Argento. Grandily aesthetic as bloody.
