In 1879 Paris, a young orphan 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.
If Ballerina hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Like Ballerina, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are, belonging, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family duty and caught between worlds. The feel is the same: hopeful, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and belonging. They share the same lens on family duty. The feel is the same: hopeful, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Like Ballerina, this one is rooted in belonging and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: family duty. Same energy: warm, hopeful, episodic, and escalating.
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: family duty, men and women navigating expectations, and men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: hopeful, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and belonging. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations, family duty, and caught between worlds. Both move the same way too, hopeful, warm, escalating, and episodic.
