Directed by:
Stéphanie Di GiustoCinematography:
Benoît DebieComposer:
Laura ObiolsCast:
Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp, François Damiens, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Amanda Plummer, Denis Ménochet, Charlie Morgan (more)VOD (1)
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Born in the American Midwest, nothing in her background destined farm girl Loïe Fuller to become the toast of Europe's Belle Epoque cabarets, even less to dance at the Paris Opera. Hidden behind metres of silk, her arms extended by long wooden rods, Loïe reinvents her body on stage and enthralls her audiences a little more every night with her revolutionary Serpentine dance. Dazzling the capital, she becomes an icon, the blazing symbol of a generation. Eminent admirers fall at her feet: Toulouse-Lautrec, the Lumière Brothers, Rodin. Even if the physical effort risks destroying her back, even if the glare of the stage lights sears her eyes, she will never falter in the quest to perfect her art. But her meeting with Isadora Duncan – a young prodigy hungry for glory – will lead to the downfall of this icon of the early 20th century... The remarkable destiny of a modern woman who revolutionized her era. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
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It is the story of a dancer whose at the time innovative performance hid hours of hard work, blood, sweat and tears. Unlike her frenemy, she was neither beautiful nor graceful, but there were queues for her performances in France. The story itself is nothing extraordinary, but it deserves an extra star thanks to the beautiful cinematography and the dance scenes, which give me goosebumps all over again when I think of them. I haven’t seen something so beautiful on the screen for a long time. The moment she first started dancing I didn't even breathe and wished she would dance for the rest of the film. My only complain about the dance scenes is that they were too short. As the first feature film by director Stéphanie Di Giusto, very nice work (especially visually).
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It reminded me a bit of Egon Schiele, which I saw recently. It's biographical, and it's good, but it feels more like a classic biographical drama that lacks something extra to really elevate it. Sure, you learn about the life of a person you probably don't even know, and yes, they had an interesting and dramatic fate, but that's just what you'd expect.
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