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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
6.9
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 4,277 users
Metascore:
64/100
Reviews: 68 user | 85 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader. Director:John Malkovich |
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Agustín Rejas
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Sucre
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Yolanda
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| Elvira Mínguez | ... |
Llosa
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Alexandra Lencastre | ... |
Sylvina Rejas
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Oliver Cotton | ... |
Merino
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Luís Miguel Cintra | ... |
Calderón
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Javier Manrique | ... |
Clorindo
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Abel Folk | ... |
Ezequiel
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Durán
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Marie-Anne Berganza | ... |
Laura
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Lucas Rodríguez | ... |
Gómez
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Xabier Elorriaga | ... |
Pascual
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Marina
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| Wolframio Sinué | ... |
Santiago
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Ramiro Jiménez | ... |
Sergeant Pisac
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The story of Detective Agustin Rejas, a man clinging to the hope of an impossible love in an impossible world. Tracking Ezequiel, a delusional anarchist who incites the downtrodden masses to join in his brutal revolution against the fascist government in their unnamed Latin American country, Rejas finds solace in his sense of self-respect and the joy that his daughter and wife bring him. Then he meets Yolanda--his daughter's soulfully beautiful ballet teacher--a woman who sparks his long-forgotten passions and represents all that is good and all that is corrupt in their troubled country. But she, who appears to be a shelter from the storm, may in actuality be the storm's eye. Ultimately, as the revolution intensifies and the net closes around hunter and hunted alike, the dancer's truth will prove as elusive as the revolutionary's cause and the detective's peace. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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(Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Pasos de baile See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
€100,224 (Spain) (22 September 2002) (71 Screens)Gross:
$5,227,348 (Worldwide) (2004)Company Credits
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Sucre: What sort of a person would do that?
Agustín Rejas: I don't know, but I wouldn't entirely rule out a cat-lover.
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(1967)
Written by Bob Dylan
© Dwarf Music
Piano arrangement and vocals by Yul Anderson
Soundtrack from the DVD titles: Dreamsky and the CD "The Wind"
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The story is inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru known as the Shining Path. Its leader Abimael Guzmán, who was known by the nom de guerre President Gonzalo, was captured in an apartment above a ballet studio in the capital Lima in 1992. The ballet teacher Yolanda was based on Maritza Garrido Lecca, the woman in whose apartment Guzmán was found. Bardem's character was inspired by Benedicto Jimenez and General Antonio Ketin Vidal, the leading figures responsible for Guzmán's capture. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the garbage scene, soon after the Marxism book is mentioned, the female cop changes positions in between shots. See more »Quotes
[Rejas and Sucre are looking at a dead dog hanging from a lamp-post, with dynamite stuck down its throat]Sucre: What sort of a person would do that?
Agustín Rejas: I don't know, but I wouldn't entirely rule out a cat-lover.
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The producers would like to thank ... the residents of Narcisos Street ... See more »Soundtracks
"All Along the Watchtower"(1967)
Written by Bob Dylan
© Dwarf Music
Piano arrangement and vocals by Yul Anderson
Soundtrack from the DVD titles: Dreamsky and the CD "The Wind"
Courtesy of NBE Productions Softmusic (USA/Denmark) See more »
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