The Dancer (in French: La Danseuse) is a 2016 French biographical historical drama film directed and written by Stéphanie Di Giusto and co-written by Thomas Bidegain and Sarah Thiebaud, based on the novel by Giovanni Lista. The film stars Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp, François Damiens, Louis Garrel and William Houston.
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Directed by | Stéphanie Di Giusto |
Written by | Stéphanie Di Giusto Thomas Bidegain Sarah Thiebaud |
Based on | Loïe Fuller : Danseuse de la Belle époque by Giovanni Lista |
Produced by | Alain Attal |
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Cinematography | Benoît Debie |
Edited by | Géraldine Mangenot |
Production companies | Les Films du Fleuve Les Productions du Trésor Sirena Film Wild Bunch |
Distributed by | Wild Bunch (France) |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium Czech Republic |
Language | French |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
Box office | $2 million[2] |
It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Wild Bunch sold the international rights of the film The Dancer, about the legendary dancer Loie Fuller and her peer Isadora Duncan.[5] Stéphanie Di Giusto would make her feature film directing debut, while Elle Fanning was previously attached to star.[5] Di Giusto, Thomas Bidegain and Sarah Thiebaud wrote the script, while Alain Attal would produce the film through Les Productions du Trésor, along with Les Films du Fleuve, Wild Bunch, and Sirena Film.[6] Jody Sperling served as creative consultant for the film, choreographer for Loie's dances was Soko's personal dance coach. Principal photography on the film began on 28 September 2015, and wrapped up on 10 December 2015.[6][7]
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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 59% based on reviews from 29 critics.[8] On Metacritic it has a score of 44% based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
Following the film's screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Jay Weissberg of Variety said the film was "unnecessary" and a "formulaic biopic".[10]
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Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients | Result |
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César Awards | Best Actress | Soko | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Mélanie Thierry | Nominated | |
Most Promising Actress | Lily-Rose Depp | Nominated | |
Best First Feature Film | Nominated | ||
Best Costume Design | Anaïs Romand | Won | |
Best Production Design | Carlos Conti | Nominated | |
Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Soko | Nominated |
Most Promising Actress | Lily-Rose Depp | Nominated | |
Best First Film | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Benoît Debie | Nominated |