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The Red Dancer (1937)

The Red Dancer poster
Original title
La Danseuse rouge
Directed by
Jean-Paul Paulin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French dancer faces personal and professional struggles in 1930s Europe. The story follows her attempts to balance her art with the demands of her relationships and society.

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What happens

The Red Dancer (French: La danseuse rouge) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Véra Korène, Maurice Escande and Jean Worms. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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