The Dancer

Sep 28, 2016

1h 48m

★ 6.5

Overview

A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Les Productions du Trésor

Wild Bunch

Les Films du Fleuve

Sirena Film

Orange Studio

RTBF

The Dancer Trailers

Cast

Loïe Fuller

Soko

Louis

Gaspard Ulliel

Gabrielle

Mélanie Thierry

Isadora Duncan

Lily-Rose Depp

Marchand

François Damiens

Armand

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Ruben

Denis Ménochet

Lili

Amanda Plummer

Jeff

Charlie Morgan

Kate

Tamzin Merchant

Rud

William Houston

Macbeth Actor

Bert Haelvoet

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Cast

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