A 53-minute obsession with 15 minutes of global fame.
Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody inspired and influenced the world pop-culture? It explores the complexity and the richness of a piece so simple in appearance: the emotions it triggers, vertigo it creates, the words it inspires.
Direction
Dual directors weave global voices into one crescendo.
Production
Intimate access to Ravel's legacy across continents.
Director
Anne-Solen Douguet
Jean-Benoît Dunckel
Self
Mats Ek
Self
Marie-Agnès Gillot
Self
Angélique Kidjo
Self
Kim Jee-woon
Self
Katia Labèque
Self
Marielle Labèque
Self
Lalo Schifrin
Self
Rufus Wainwright
Self
Maurice Ravel
Self (archive footage)
Maurice Béjart
Self (archive footage)
Claude Lelouch
Self (archive footage)
Zubin Mehta
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ravel called Bolero 'a piece for orchestra without music'—the documentary never lets you forget this self-own.
The film reveals how Bolero became shorthand for 'things getting intense' in cinema—think Bo Derek in 10, or that unforgettable ice dance in 1984.
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