Polina, danser sa vie
- 2016
- 1 h 48 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
6,7/10
2 mil
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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.
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Aleksei Guskov
- Bojinski
- (as Aleksey Guskov)
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I found the scenes where we're watching ballet practice (the Bolshoi, or in Aix) to be very interesting. As an American, I found the European settings and atmosphere pretty compelling. But otherwise, this movie was unsatisfying and even boring at times for me. I honestly felt after watching that this was a niche film that would appeal primarily to students or aficionados of ballet, or folks employed in the field of dance.
In between the scenes of Polina rehearsing and taking dance classes, we see her becoming disillusioned, disappointed, lost. She spends the film wandering from one unsatisfying dance experience to the next. Ultimately she does seem to find a dance style that she enjoys, but by then I did not really care. I was just happy this tedious and unfulfilling journey was over.
If you read the IMDB user review by Teyss, that review does a good job of describing the movie. Some of the things Teyss admires, though, I found to be weaknesses in the film.
As far as the more unexplained or baffling incidents and scenes, well, I felt that I was supposed to understand something important about Polina from those moments, but I guess the importance eluded me.
In between the scenes of Polina rehearsing and taking dance classes, we see her becoming disillusioned, disappointed, lost. She spends the film wandering from one unsatisfying dance experience to the next. Ultimately she does seem to find a dance style that she enjoys, but by then I did not really care. I was just happy this tedious and unfulfilling journey was over.
If you read the IMDB user review by Teyss, that review does a good job of describing the movie. Some of the things Teyss admires, though, I found to be weaknesses in the film.
As far as the more unexplained or baffling incidents and scenes, well, I felt that I was supposed to understand something important about Polina from those moments, but I guess the importance eluded me.
It is difficult to create an acted dance film with mostly unedited performances; choreography; rehearsal; practices; auditions. A joint Russian - French production that auditioned hundreds for the roles and they chose well. The storyline is in part about the sacrifice by families and dancers to get to the highest level. Also, the search for one's self as our lead explores different dance genres. Of course since it's a film that part is somewhat dramatized, but not excessively offtrack. I think what the film misses most is the pain of six plus hours a day practices - the sprained ankles; torn muscles; bleeding feet; the weary exhaustion.
This is not a movie I would normally seek out, a fictional story of a young dancer coming of age, dialog in Russian and French with English subtitles. But my public library just added this title and there were no requests yet. So I got the DVD, I watched it, I enjoyed it.
In the DVD extras we learn that the search for the lead dancer and actress involved looking at literally hundreds of young ballet dancers. They had to be an accomplished dancer, they had to be able to act believably, they had to be able to speak French. In the end Anastasia Shevtsova, still a teenager and a ballet student in Russia, was picked to play Polina.
It is her first feature film and she is remarkably good in the role, which requires several successive character transitions. First she has to be a student for the Bolshoi, then a seeker of modern dance in France, then a budding choreographer. The crux of the story is her desire to dance, a harder worker you will not find, but eventually she realizes she is not happy just trying to perfectly perform choreography invented by someone else. She wants to express herself in improvisational dance and choreography.
Excellent movie.
In the DVD extras we learn that the search for the lead dancer and actress involved looking at literally hundreds of young ballet dancers. They had to be an accomplished dancer, they had to be able to act believably, they had to be able to speak French. In the end Anastasia Shevtsova, still a teenager and a ballet student in Russia, was picked to play Polina.
It is her first feature film and she is remarkably good in the role, which requires several successive character transitions. First she has to be a student for the Bolshoi, then a seeker of modern dance in France, then a budding choreographer. The crux of the story is her desire to dance, a harder worker you will not find, but eventually she realizes she is not happy just trying to perfectly perform choreography invented by someone else. She wants to express herself in improvisational dance and choreography.
Excellent movie.
Really enjoyed this film. Unlike most dance films it doesn't try to be silly or uplifting. Instead it's more akin to a moody indie film about a young woman who has been stifled all her life finally finding her voice.
The beats of the film will be familiar to anyone who has ever watched a dance film but the sincerity of the actors and the beautiful choreography makes this incredible to watch.
The beats of the film will be familiar to anyone who has ever watched a dance film but the sincerity of the actors and the beautiful choreography makes this incredible to watch.
Loved this film!
It´s so real, so transparent and beautiful.
And no more comments needed.
Grateful for this experience!
Grateful for this experience!
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesAnastasia Shevtsova is a talented dancer: she was part of the renowned Vaganova Academy in Saint Petersburg before shooting the movie, and was afterwards admitted in the famous Mariinsky ballet, also in Saint Petersburg. Originally from a classical background, she practiced modern dance for as long as six months for the movie.
- ConexõesReferenced in Au fil des mots: Episode dated 14 November 2016 (2016)
- Trilhas sonorasConcerto for violin and orchestra
Music by Philip Glass
Violin by Adele Anthony
Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by T. Yuada
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Detalhes
Bilheteria
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 165.203
- Fim de semana de estreia nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 12.588
- 27 de ago. de 2017
- Faturamento bruto mundial
- US$ 1.000.474
- Tempo de duração1 hora 48 minutos
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- 2.35 : 1
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