An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight

2014 1h 40m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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Isabelle is an inspired dancer, but when her sister and a classmate make her doubt herself, she's motivated by a ballerina to find her own way to shine.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erin Pitt
Isabelle
Melora Hardin
Nancy Palmer
Grace Davidson
Jade Palmer
Genneya Walton
Renata
Devyn Nekoda
Luisa
Jake Simons
Leo Palmer
Rex Harrington
Drosselmeyer
Tanya Howard
Jackie Sanchez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vince Marcello
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vince Marcello, shot by Jon Joffin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Kirst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Girish Bhargava shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Erin Pitt and Melora Hardin and Grace Davidson carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3064620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vince Marcello directs. Jon Joffin behind the camera. Patrick Kirst scores. Girish Bhargava cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Vince Marcello, shot by Jon Joffin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Patrick Kirst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Girish Bhargava shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Erin Pitt and Melora Hardin and Grace Davidson carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3064620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jon Joffin
Original score: Patrick Kirst
Editing: Girish Bhargava
Makeup / hair: Maribeth Knezev
VFX supervisor: Bill Rude
Sound: Mark Hensley
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014)

Part of

An American Girl Collection

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films