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And Then We Danced

Da cven vicekvet (And Then We Danced)

2019

Levan Akin

Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Giorgi Tsereteli ...

7.0

3,197

Drama Merab has been training from a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world turns upside down when the carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Lisa Nesselson Screendaily	"An instantly engaging tale (...) LGBTQI rosters are a given but this film brimming with doubt and dance should have a bright future well beyond that heading."	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Besides the fascinating backdrop of Georgian traditional dancing (...) this is largely unsurprising material that will appeal to LGBT showcases and distributors but which will have a hard time breaking out of that specific niche"	NEU
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"The script here too often slips into cliché, yet the filmmaking skills are frequently exceptional and Gelbakhiani is riveting."	NEU
	Bénédicte Prot Cineuropa	"Merab is a wonderful character (...) An original and totally adorable film which opens a window onto a traditional society in all its beauty, and in all its intolerance"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The whole movie is attractively, solidly put together. But its dramatic components, fraught as they are, are tepidly delivered."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] is electrifying in its physicality and fervent in its storytelling (...) The dance scenes are very satisfying (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"[Akin] has made an inherently political film, and rendered it in sensitive terms with a celebratory spirit, not to mention a culture rarely seen onscreen. It’s one of the year’s best gay films."	POS
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"If [Akin] never displays a knack for visualizing the physicality of dance (...) he does a decent job of conveying the frustration and passion it inspires in Merab"	NEU
United States	Ben Flanagan Slant	"This isn’t just cinema as good citizenship, it’s also gripping drama, and that’s what makes its politics so effective (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lewis Knight Mirror	"A sensual tale of identity and desire (...) [It highlights] the dancing and dramatic talents of its star Levan Gelbakhiani (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"'And Then We Danced' is giddy with the pleasures of first love – how it pulsates through the body and mind (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"The result is at once empowering (...) heart-wrenching (...) and inspirational"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"A well-made love story, anchored by a mesmerizing Levan Gelbakhiani and enlivened by electrifying dance numbers (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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