Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.
Direction
Altman's wandering eye finds drama in rehearsal mundanity
Practical Effects
Real Joffrey Ballet dancers, no doubles, destroyed feet
Cinematography
Camera becomes another dancer in the company
Director
Robert Altman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Neve Campbell spent six years training for this role and co-wrote the story; she fired her agent for telling her nobody would fund an art house ballet film.
The Joffrey Ballet was nearly bankrupt during filming—this movie doubles as documentary evidence of a company fighting to survive.
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