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CAST & CREW Manuel Legris, Elisabeth Platel, Brigitte Lefevre Directed by Nils Tavernier more...
SYNOPSIS ETOILES is a documentary written and directed by Nils Tavernier (son of director Bertrand Tavernier). The film focuses on the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the oldest and most rigorous ballet academies in existence, founded by Louis XVI, and producing some of the best dancers alive. more...
MPAA RATING Not Rated
RUNTIME 1 hour, 40 minutes
RELEASE DATES Theatrical: Nov 8, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY First Run Features
GENRE Foreign Films, French, Ballet, Dance, Opera, History, Paris, France, Dancers, Students
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"Delivers roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information." -- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"Candid and comfortable; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work." -- Brent Simon, ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
"Part of the draw of dance is the impossibility to define its particular joy. Tavernier's film conveys a large element of its appeal -- and more." -- Luisa F. Ribeiro, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"It jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier." -- David Noh, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"A thoughtful, reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture, with its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy." -- Hazel-Dawn Dumpert, L.A. WEEKLY
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ROTTEN 50%
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"Among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations." -- Elizabeth Zimmer, VILLAGE VOICE
"A much better documentary -- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian English title would have you believe." -- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"This is art paying homage to art." -- Christine Temin, BOSTON GLOBE
"There are touching moments in Etoiles, but for the most part this is a dull, dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject." -- Octavio Roca, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions." -- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"Muddled, simplistic and more than a little pretentious." -- Clive Barnes, NEW YORK POST
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