An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera House.An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera House.An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera House.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
- Felicie
- (voice)
- Victor
- (voice)
- Odette
- (voice)
- Camille
- (voice)
- Mérante
- (voice)
- (as Terence Scammel)
- …
- Rudolph
- (voice)
- …
- Regine
- (voice)
- Dora
- (voice)
- (as Elena Dunkleman)
- …
- Nora
- (voice)
- (as Soshana Sperling)
- Greasy Guard
- (voice)
- …
- Luteau
- (US version)
- (voice)
- Postman
- (US version)
- (voice)
- (as Ricardo Sanchez)
- Regine
- (US version)
- (voice)
- …
- Margarette
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Briggitte
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- Quotes
Victor: [watching Felicie dance around the Irish bar] Wow!
[Love-struck, he tosses her a rose. Felicie reaches up to catch it, but loses her balance and falls onto a table. Merante, who was seated nearby, stands up and removes his hat. Felicie gasps in fear]
Mérante: [sternly] I hope that tomorrow you act with a little more dignity.
[starts to walk out]
Mérante: Anyway, tonight was...
[puts his hat back on and smiles]
Mérante: A GOOD performance.
Felicie: [flattered] Thank you, sir.
- Crazy creditsThe title doesn't appear until the end of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV National News: Episode dated 17 February 2017 (2017)
- SoundtracksYou Know It's About You
Written by Chris Braide and Wrabel (as Stephen Wrabel)
Performed by Chris Braide (as Magical Thinker) featuring Wrabel (as Stephen Wrabel)
String arrangement by Klaus Badelt and Christopher Carmichael
Produced and mixed by Chris Braide (as Christopher Braide)
This is a nice film, that particularly targets little kids and mostly the girl audience to inspire Ballerina. Cute characters and scenes, but very familiar story. Shares lots of similarities with 'August Rush', except the field of interest. I am not an expert or know all about Ballet, but some of the parts involving them were turned me off. I know the gravitation force is irrelevant in animation since they're not real world to comply with science, but maybe I'm being an adult and knowing that stuff might have influenced me to think that way. It reminds me I'm really an adult, though this film should be watched as a kid despite whatever you are. However, nothing affected me from enjoying it.
It sets in the 80s of the 19th century France. At the time when Eiffel Tower and Statue of Libery were on the construction, a poor orphan girl named Felicie escapes orphanage with another boy to pursue her dream to be a ballerina. Then they arrive in Paris, and very soon they find their separate ways to achieve the goals. Not all smooth sail, especially for her. So she takes the opportunity that comes her way, even after knowing it was wrong to do.
❝You have something that she can only dream of: passion!❞
From there, with all the complications tailing her, how far she could go to make her dream come true. Which also includes the amount of dedication put on her undertaking to meet the expectations of her trainer, rivals and many others. And to show the world the interest is not simply based on enthusiasm, but willingness to sacrifice anything for it. Her journey from nothing to the edge of something new to define her life is the film that briefs for just short of 90 minutes.
This is not another 'Billy Elliot'. Animations are usually comedy, fantasy and musical, but recently the adventures and science fictions are surging. I don't remember I ever have seen an animated dance flick. Not the classical dance, not in the modern 3D animation format. The closest one was a decade old 'Happy Feet'. So that makes it is a unique product and comes under a must see for all the animation fans. But the storyline is predictable and many sequences were intentionally dragged to be cliché. Because it works, particularly if they're aiming for the younger generation who haven't seen many films in their lives. Only we the grownups whine.
Most of the voice-over artists are well known Americans actors which boosted the film. The character combinations are good. It brought the variety, especially slightly to ride off the main theme in a few occasions. Like the boy's interest in inventing things which were other major parts of the twist and turns in the narration. It is not a great animation if it was from Hollywood, but coming from France and the theme it focused on, the effort must be appreciated. Overall a much better film than what the average reviews and ratings around the internet says. It is a ballet film means not those who love it should watch it, but those target audience should not miss it. That means generally worth a watch, but not for everyone.
7/10
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Ballerina
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,702,560
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $181,091
- Feb 26, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $109,573,511
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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