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- ThrillerIndependentDrama
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- Contemporary21st Century
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The Dancer Upstairs, 2002
English, Quechua, Spanish
Spain, USA
Profile of The Dancer Upstairs
The Dancer Upstairs can be described as suspenseful, tense, and gloomy. The plot revolves around terrorism, fighting crime, and political unrest. The main genres are independent, thriller, and drama. In approach, The Dancer Upstairs is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. The Dancer Upstairs is located in South America. It takes place in contemporary times. It is based on a book. Note that The Dancer Upstairs involves strong violent content and profanity.
Summary of The Dancer Upstairs
The directorial debut of John Malkovich, The Dancer Upstairs is a riveting political drama set in an undetermined Latin American city. A revolution has started, and the local police have been assigned to figure out who is leading it and what exactly the revolutionaries want. Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is the detective leading the investigation. However, with the military involved and corrupt government officials making Rejas's job especially difficult, he faces constant frustrations. The leader of the revolution goes by the name Ezequiel, but the police cannot figure out his true identity. Even more beguiling are the increasingly violent terrorist incidents that appear to be carried out by children who swear their loyalty to Ezequiel with no explanation of why. Caught up in the middle of the revolution and Rejas's investigation are his wife, his young daughter, and his daughter's lovely ballet teacher, Yolanda (Laura Morante). One event after the next adds to the suspense and nagging anxiety felt by Rejas, until finally, with one shocking discovery, everything becomes frighteningly clear.
Combining a serious political drama with a tender and introspective look at a man in mid-life, The Dancer Upstairs has something for every viewer. Its scenes of violence and terror are offset with truly artistic and romantic moments, using excellent photography, striking sets, and graceful acting to bring cohesion to the duality of the plot.
Details
| Language: | English, Quechua, Spanish |
| Country: | Spain, USA |
| Release date: | 11 January 2002 |
| Runtime: | 132 min |
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as Agustín Rejas
as Yolanda
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
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