The Dancer (1994)

10.0/10 100 min Documentary

Overview

The career of a classical ballet dancer is short and often riddled with injuries, and it takes a special kind of artist to submit to the discipline and strenuous regimen needed to dance with a world-class company. Follows the young and gifted Katja Björner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star.

Cast

Erland Josephson

Aleksandr Khmelnitskiy

Rudi van Dantzig

Niklas Ek

Natalia Makarova

Georgi Georgiu

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