Strictly Ballroom (1992) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Strictly Ballroom
Year
1992
Running time
94 min.
Country
Australia
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Synopsis
It's the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules, and his ugly duckling dancing partner. Together they make their dreams come true!
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Awards
1992: Cannes Film Festival: Award of la Juventud
1992: Australian Film Institute: 8 Awards, including Best Movie. 13 Nom.
1993: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
1992: Toronto Film Festival: People's Choice Award (Best Film)
1992: 3 BAFTA Awards: Best OST, Production Design and Costume. 8 Nominations
Critics' reviews
- "The movie is funny, energetic, and enjoyable -- the perfect film for a night or an afternoon out, regardless of what mood you're in"
- "What's best about the movie is the sense of madness and mania running just beneath its surface."
- "Baz Luhrmann's Australian film Strictly Ballroom is, in short, pure corn. But it's corn that has been overlaid with a buoyant veneer of spangles and marabou, and with a tireless sense of fun."
- "One would have to be heartless not to be engaged by Strictly Ballroom's romantic, dewy sentiment, but the predictable plot is difficult to bear, as are the broad characterizations."
- "Within the confines of this tried-and-true formula, Luhrmann has concocted a feel-good entertainment, which is lively, original (in an old-fashioned sort of way) and charming."
- "The dance-film equivalent of a female impersonator: The movie is absurd and sincere at the same time-it offers an insolent facsimile of grand passion."
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