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The Dancer

La danseuse

2016

Stéphanie Di Giusto

Soko, Lily-Rose Depp, Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel ...

5.6

642

Drama. Musical Loïe Fuller 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"[An] unnecessary, formulaic biopic."	NEG
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"An airy, prettily accoutered but essentially vapid feature debut for writer-director Stephanie De Giusto."	NEU
Australia	Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun	"The choppy, distracted manner in which the all-important dance sequences have been filmed and edited here is very underwhelming (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"An intelligent, thoughtful biopic (...) Di Giusto explores how an innovator ultimately gets imprisoned by her innovation"	POS
United States	Ben Croll The Wrap	"It just happens to be a pretty good movie with a number of sequences so breathtaking they will knock your socks off."	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"'The Dancer' remains content to exploit the sacrifices Fuller made to achieve fame without exploring the intelligence and mental strength that helped her become a fearless pioneer in her field (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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