Movie
The Dancer
Overview
A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-09-28
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Les Productions du Trésor, Wild Bunch, Les Films du Fleuve, Sirena Film, Orange Studio, RTBF
- Country
- Belgium, Czech Republic, France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Soko as Loïe Fuller
- Gaspard Ulliel as Louis
- Mélanie Thierry as Gabrielle
- Lily-Rose Depp as Isadora Duncan
- François Damiens as Marchand
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Armand
- Denis Ménochet as Ruben
- Amanda Plummer as Lili
- Charlie Morgan as Jeff
- Tamzin Merchant as Kate
- William Houston as Rud
- Bert Haelvoet as Macbeth Actor
Crew
- Stéphanie Di Giusto - Director
- Thomas Bidegain - Writer
- Stéphanie Di Giusto - Screenplay
- Sarah Thibau - Screenplay
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