The Dancer (2000 film)

The Dancer
The Dancer
	Film Poster
Directed by	Frédéric Garson
Written by	Luc Besson (Story); Jessica Kaplan (Screenplay)
Produced by	Luc Besson
Starring	Mia Frye; Garland Whitt; Rodney Eastman; Josh Lucas; Féodor Atkine; Jarrod Bunch; Cut Killer;
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Edited by	Sylvie Landra
Music by	Pascal Lafa
Production; companies	EuropaCorp; TF1 Films Production
Distributed by	EuropaCorp. Distribution (France); 20th Century Fox (Worldwide)
Release date	19 May 2000; (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	FRF 77,000,000 (Estimated)

The Dancer is a 2000 English-language French drama film starring Mia Frye. It was written by Jessica Kaplan & Luc Besson (who also produced the film) and directed by Frédéric Garson. The film was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2000.

Plot[]

A young, mute dancer is a huge success at her neighborhood in the Brooklyn. However, she dreams to become a professional dancer and struggle to make the cut in an audition for a Broadway show.

Cast[]

Mia Frye as India Rey
Garland Whitt as Jasper Rey
Rodney Eastman as Isaac
Josh Lucas as Stephane
Féodor Atkine as Oscar
Jarrod Bunch as Bruno
Cut Killer as DJ Atomic

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes, The Dancer currently holds 66% of audience approval.^[2] Shannon J. Harvey from Urban Cinefile called it "an interesting indy project for Luc Besson" and wrote: "most audiences should love this short-lived melodrama, even if it leaves them wanting more."^[3] Richard Scheib from Moria.co gave it two and a half stars and criticized several aspects of film, including the ending and dance numbers.^[4]

References[]

^ "Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
^ "THE DANCER (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ J. Harvey, Shannon. "DANCER, THE". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ Scheib, Richard. "The Dancer". Moria.co. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links[]

The Dancer at IMDb
The Dancer at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[2] "THE DANCER (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[3] J. Harvey, Shannon. "DANCER, THE". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[4] Scheib, Richard. "The Dancer". Moria.co. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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