Underplayed Gems

Ballerina (2016)

Ballerina poster
Directed by
Éric Warin, Éric Summer
Genre
musical play, adventure film, family film, children's film
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 1,999 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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An orphan girl in 1880s France dreams of becoming a ballerina. She gets a chance to audition for the Paris Opera Ballet school.

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What happens

Ballerina (titled Leap! in the United States) is a 2016 3D animated musical adventure comedy film co-directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin and written by Summer, Carol Noble and Laurent Zeitoun. A co-production between Canadian and French companies, the film takes place in 1880s France and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and gets a chance to audition for the celebrated school of the Paris Opera Ballet. Ballerina stars the voices of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The film was released in cinemas in France and the United Kingdom on 12 December 2016, followed by releases in various countries over the following several months, including Canada on 24 February 2017. The film was released in the United States on 25 August 2017, with the voices of Nat Wolff (who replaced DeHaan), Kate McKinnon and Mel Brooks added. Ballerina received generally mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $120 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. A sequel and television series are planned. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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