Strictly Ballroom
(1992)A life lived in fear... is a life half lived.
The offbeat romantic comedy that introduced the talents of Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. This is the first in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain trilogy' - followed by Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!. The story follows a maverick dancer (Paul Mercurio) who ditches the accepted rules of ballroom dancing to create his own style and choreography - a step which infuriates the dancing establishment.... More
Adapted from a stageplay conceived by Luhrman while studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Strictly Ballroom was a winner at the Cannes and Toronto film festivals, at the BAFTAs and the Australian Film Institute Awards.Hide
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Best Foreign Film (Award of the Youth), Cannes Film Festival 1992; Best Costume Design, Original Score and Production Design at BAFTA Awards 1993; People's Choice Award winner at Toronto International Film Festival 1992
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Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides, Peter Whitford, Barry Otto, John Hannan
Written by Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
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Fluff it may well be, but a more entertaining and engaging piece of fluff you'd be hard pushed to find. Full Review
Crucially, the film's enormous charm is never rammed down the throat, but acknowledged for the calculating ploy it is, with a winning, ironic wink. Full Review
Bright, breezy and immensely likable musical comedy, a remarkably confident film debut. Full Review
The plot is as old as the hills, but the characters in the movie seem to come from another planet. Full Review
[This] is, in short, pure corn. But it's corn that has been overlaid with a buoyant veneer of spangles and marabou, and with a tireless sense of fun. Full Review
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