The Ballroom

The Ballroom
The Ballroom
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Laís Bodanzky
Written by	Luiz Bolognesi
Produced by	Laís Bodanzky; Caio Gullane; Fabiano Gullane; Débora Ivanov;
Starring	Tonia Carrero; Leonardo Villar; Betty Faria; Stepan Nercessian; Cassia Kiss; Paulo Vilhena; Maria Flor;
Cinematography	Walter Carvalho
Edited by	Paulo Sacramento
Music by	Eduardo Bid. Additional music : "C'est si bon" by Henri Betti (1947)
Production; companies	Gullane Filmes; Buriti Filmes;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	November 25, 2007 (Brasília Film Festival); March 21, 2008 (Brazil);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Brazil; France
Language	Portuguese
Box office	R$1,591,603

The Ballroom (Portuguese: Chega de Saudade) is a 2007 Brazilian-French^[2] romantic drama film directed by Laís Bodanzky. The action is set in a dance hall (gafieira) in São Paulo, frequented by elderly people.

Cast[edit]

Tonia Carrero as Alice
Leonardo Villar as Álvaro
Stepan Nercessian as Eudes
Betty Faria as Elza
Cassia Kiss as Marici
Paulo Vilhena as Marquinhos
Maria Flor as Bel
Elza Soares as Ana
Jorge Loredo
Marly Marley as Liana
Clarisse Abujamra

Reception[edit]

David Parkinson of The Guardian called it a "quirky ensemble piece", and praised it for being "superbly choreographed."^[3] Daily Express's Allan Hunter labeled it as "bittersweet" and gave a rating 3 out of 5, saying "If Robert Altman had ever made a film about an old-fashioned dance hall it might have looked something like The Ballroom."^[4] Writing for the Evening Standard, Derek Malcom commended it by affirming: "If the film doesn't always convince, it has some wonderful moments. Bodanzky’s sympathy with his characters is obvious — and the music is as much an attraction as the series of stories we are told about them."^[5] On the other hand, David Jenkins from Time Out gave a more negative review, stating "this wannabe-steamy film never manages to generate any dramatic heat because it spreads itself far too thinly across its oversized and mundane cast."^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ Cajueiro, Marcelo (May 15, 2008). "Brazilian helmers on the horizon". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ Parkinson, David. "The top 10 films of 2009 you probably won't have seen". The Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ Hunter, Allan (July 2, 2010). "The Ballroom: Film review". Daily Express. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ Malcom, Derek (July 2, 2010). "The Ballroom has some wonderful moments". Evening Standard. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ Jenkins, David (June 29, 2010). "The Ballroom". Time Out. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

External links[edit]

The Ballroom at IMDb

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[1] "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[2] Cajueiro, Marcelo (May 15, 2008). "Brazilian helmers on the horizon". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[3] Parkinson, David. "The top 10 films of 2009 you probably won't have seen". The Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[4] Hunter, Allan (July 2, 2010). "The Ballroom: Film review". Daily Express. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[5] Malcom, Derek (July 2, 2010). "The Ballroom has some wonderful moments". Evening Standard. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[6] Jenkins, David (June 29, 2010). "The Ballroom". Time Out. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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