Ballerina
Ballerina

Movie spotlight

Ballerina

2016
Movie
89 min
English

In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

Insights

IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic44/100
Google Users52%
Director: Joon-ho LeeGenres: Animation, Family

Plot Summary

In this animated musical adventure, a young orphan named Felicie dreams of becoming a ballet dancer in 19th-century Paris. Along with her best friend Victor, an aspiring inventor, she embarks on a thrilling journey to escape her orphanage and pursue her passion. Felicie faces numerous challenges and learns valuable lessons about perseverance, friendship, and believing in oneself as she strives to achieve her dream.

Critical Reception

Ballerina received a mixed to negative reception from critics, with many finding its animation style uninspired and its plot predictable. While some appreciated its attempts at a heartwarming story about following one's dreams, it was largely seen as a forgettable entry in the animated musical genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • The animation is considered subpar and lacks visual appeal.

  • The plot is formulaic and predictable, offering little originality.

  • While the message of perseverance is present, it's overshadowed by the film's shortcomings.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be a visually uninteresting movie with a story that didn't quite hit the mark. While some younger viewers might enjoy the basic premise, many felt it was a missed opportunity for a more engaging animated feature.

Fun Fact

The film's original French title is 'Leap!', which reflects the protagonist's ambition to 'leap' into her dreams.

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Reno

Reno

**Dreaming's easy, but chasing it needs all the effort.** Well, I praise a lot, particularly the European animations for preserving the 2D animation. That does not mean they lack behind in 3D format. The recent film 'The Little Prince' w...