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Review: 'First Position' A Warm Portrait Of Talented Kids With Big Ambition
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- July 21, 2012 8:11 AM
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The world of ballet largely exists in somewhat rareified air, and doesn't often enter the wider pop cultural sphere, and thus it's a pleasant surprise that Bess Kargman's "First Position" is so immediately engaging. A documentary about a ballet contest might not seem inherently dramatic or even interesting for anyone who doesn't particularly enjoy dance, but by finding the human stories and letting the often breathtaking physicality speak for itself, "First Position" is a simple, but effective portrait of ambition and determination in an art form where the stakes are high and the rewards are few.
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- April 16, 2012 11:56 AM
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While "Black Swan" might have had more than it's fair share of tough love, physicality and mental and emotional pressure, Nina Sayers might not have anything on the young dancers featured in the upcoming documentary "First Position."
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Right, because all characters are exactly the same and should be played in exactly the same way.
I think they waited too long to release the sequel to ST 2009. 4 years is a long time between
Agreed Charlize is Gone Girl material. Don't really have a clear image of actress for Libby
slight OT but did any of the playlist team at cannes catch the Film4 presentation ? Guardian and
If he'll be in the movie, I will wacht him a thousand times **
Yeah, makes you wander who paid for that ranking. I would think Time would be over the today's
What about Charlize?
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He's hardly mute in the particularly heavy scenes in Drive, which I assume you're also
Not having read the book before, or seen any incarnation of it... I can safely say while seeing this