Polina

"Breaking The Rules Can Change Your Life."

2016 1h 52m FR

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 122

Drama

Synopsis

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Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the Bolshoi; still, she decides to try and audition of a modern dance company in France. She makes it, but her journey will not end there...

“Breaking The Rules Can Change Your Life.”

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Cast

Anastasia Shevtsova
Polina
Juliette Binoche
Liria Elsaj
Niels Schneider
Adrien
Miglen Mirtchev
Anton
Aleksey Guskov
Bojinski
Kseniya Kutepova
Natalia
Bakhtiyar Askarov
Caucasien
Jérémie Bélingard
Karl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Valérie Müller
Writers: Valérie Müller
Languages: French, Russian
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Valérie Müller, shot by Georges Lechaptois. 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 79D. 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 Guillaume Saignol 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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Anastasia Shevtsova and Juliette Binoche and Niels Schneider carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Breaking The Rules Can Change Your Life.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4383288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Valérie Müller directs. Georges Lechaptois behind the camera. 79D scores. Guillaume Saignol cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.
3Directed by Valérie Müller, shot by Georges Lechaptois. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by 79D. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Guillaume Saignol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anastasia Shevtsova and Juliette Binoche and Niels Schneider carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Breaking The Rules Can Change Your Life.".
8IMDB entry: tt4383288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.