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2016 · Belgium, Czechia, France

The Dancer

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
108 min
Language
French
Country
Belgium, Czechia, France

Why tonight?

  • In French — subtitles on.

The story

A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.

  • dance
  • suicide
  • dancer
  • france
  • dance performance
  • lesbian relationship
  • lgbt
  • woman director
  • cabaret dancer
  • serpentine dance

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
6.5 / 10 · 207 ratings
Studio
Les Productions du Trésor, Wild Bunch, Les Films du Fleuve, Sirena Film, Orange Studio, RTBF

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