SummaryLoïe Fuller (Soko) was the toast of the Folies Bergères at the turn of the 20th century and an inspiration for Toulouse-Lautrec and the Lumière Brothers. The film revolves around her complicated relationship with protégé and rival Isadora Duncan (Lily-Rose Depp).
Directed By:Stéphanie Di Giusto
Written By:Thomas Bidegain, Giovanni Lista, Stéphanie Di Giusto, Sarah Thibau
The Dancer
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Dec 7, 2017
90
The Dancer is such a bold and assured film, wildly creative and sensual, that it feels far more sophisticated than a debut, and signals Di Giusto as one to watch.
Dec 1, 2017
50
The Dancer clearly needed a better task master behind the camera. There are too many scenes of Fuller physically and mentally suffering for her art as she questions if what she does actually qualifies as dance.
Nov 30, 2017
40
More problematic, even if we accept the film as pure fiction, is its pedestrian construction and ill-conceived script, unlikely to spark interest in one of the most innovative and influential performers of the last century and a quarter.
Nov 30, 2017
40
An airy, prettily accoutered but essentially vapid feature debut for writer-director Stephanie De Giusto.
Nov 30, 2017
40
The strength of the film is its portrait of a female artist at work, doing all the complex backstage and business chores her career requires.
Nov 26, 2017
38
Like Loïe Fuller's serpentine dance, the film is structured on repetition: spinning and spinning but never actually taking us nowhere.
Nov 30, 2017
30
This movie, which stars Stéphanie Sokolinski, the French musician known as Soko, in the role of Fuller, only comes alive during the dance sequences.
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Production Company:
- Trésor Films
- Wild Bunch
- Orange Studio
- Les Films du Fleuve
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
- Sirena Film
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- VOO
- BE TV
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Cofinova 12
- A Plus Image 6
- Palatine Étoile 13
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Casa Kafka Pictures
- Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius
- Czech Tax Rebate
- Aide aux Coproductions Minoritaires Tchèques
Release Date:Dec 1, 2017
Duration:1 h 48 m
Tagline:At the dawn of the Belle Epoque, a rebellious ingenue became a legend.
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Awards
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 4 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
