She Dances Alone

1981 1h 27m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Director Robert Dornhelm casts Bud Cort for alter-ego purposes in She Dances Alone. Cort plays a documentary director, seeking to produce a film on the life of controversial ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky. He finds his goal of objectivity blocked by Nijinsky's elderly real-life daughter Kyra, who is as stocky as her father was sylph-like. Kyra's uncompromising insistence on total control over the project literally shapes (and frequently distorts) the film before our eyes. Adding to the Pirandellian atmosphere of the Australian-produced She Dances Alone is Max Von Sydow, also playing "himself."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyra Nijinsky
Self
Patrick Dupond
Ballet dancer
Max von Sydow
Nijinsky (voice)
Sauncy LeSueur
Little Kyra
Rosine Bena
Ballerina
Jeanette Etheridge
Girlfriend
Franco DeAlto
Patient
Laura Hoover
Little Ballerina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Dornhelm
Writers: Paul Davids, Jon Bradshaw, Robert Dornhelm
Languages: English
Countries: Austria, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Austria, United States of America.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tina Frese 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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Kyra Nijinsky and Patrick Dupond and Max von Sydow carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Dornhelm directs. Tina Frese cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Austria, United States of America.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Tina Frese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kyra Nijinsky and Patrick Dupond and Max von Sydow carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0083065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.