Inflicting an injury during a show that could compromise her career, a great classical dancer recovers her physical and mental health by getting closer to a contemporary dance company.
Posted at 10:30 a.m.
Passionate about dance since always, Cédric Klapisch (The Spanish inn) signed in 2010 the documentary Aurélie Dupont, for a moment and has regularly made recordings for the Paris Opera. So we shouldn’t be surprised to see him finally offering a fictional film built around the practice of this art.
The filmmaker immerses the spectator in the atmosphere from the start by orchestrating a ten-minute introduction, magnificently filmed, consisting of the performance of a ballet, without any dramatic element intervening. As if Klapisch first wanted to echo the pure beauty of the discipline before introducing his story.
Wishing to offer a feature film on high-level dance without basing the story on the sufferings of each other or on the unhealthy competition between dancers (it is often on this aspect that fiction films at the black swan), the director of Young Peril rather offers the story of a reconstruction. Through the meeting of two worlds – classical dance and contemporary dance – which are more often put in opposition, In body celebrates a discipline that the filmmaker films with obvious love.
This desire for all-out positivism does, however, force certain aspects a little on the narrative level, but Cédric Klapisch manages to overcome the pitfall of good feelings by sprinkling the whole thing with nice touches of humor. The supporting roles are also embodied by big names like Denis Podalydès, Muriel Robin, Pio Marmaï, François Civil and Souheila Yacoub.
That said, the great star ofIn body is the dance itself. She finds herself admirably well served by Marion Barbeau, first dancer at the Paris Opera, formidable in the role of this ballerina having to relearn her art differently after an injury, as well as by the choreographer and dancer Hofesh Shechter. It is thanks to them, and to the way that Klapisch has of showcasing their talent, thatIn body honors the beauty – and usefulness – of art.
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In body
Cedric Klapisch
With Marion Barbeau, Hofesh Shechter and Denis Podalydes
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