A time for dancing
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A time for dancing |
| Original title | A time for dancing |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Gilbert |
| script | Kara Lindstrom |
| production |
Peter Gilbert , Kelly Gonda , Jeffrey Kramer , Abbie Phillips |
| music | Laurence Rosenthal |
| camera | Alex Nepomniaschy |
| cut |
Amy E. Duddleston , Stuart H. Pappé |
| occupation | |
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A Time For Dancing (alternate title: Time For Dancing - Never Give Up Hope ) is an American drama from 2000 . Directed by Peter Gilbert , the screenplay was written by Kara Lindstrom based on the novel of the same name by Davida Wills Hurwin .
action
The girls who are friends Juliana Michaels and Samantha Russell attend a dance school and dream of studying at the Juilliard School . Russell lives with her single mother and works to finance lessons. Sometimes she seems tired and unable to concentrate in class.
Michaels sometimes feels pain that she ignores. When she is cancer diagnosed. The girls do not drop out of classes despite the illness. Michaels applies for a place at a prestigious dance school and dies before the letter comes stating that she has been accepted. Russell ends up reading this letter; her voiceover says she wished the letter had been written by someone who knew Michaels as well as she did.
Reviews
Film-Dienst wrote that the film was a “sentimental youth drama about friendship and the power of dreams, which became ill under excessive conditions in all respects”.
Cinema magazine wrote that the film was "a shallow touch with a lot of music".
Awards
Peter Gilbert was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award in 2004. Kara Lindstrom was nominated for the Daytime Emmy in 2004.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Los Angeles . It grossed around 3 million euros in Italian cinemas . In Germany it was released directly on DVD in January 2003.
Web links
- A Time for Dancing in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A Time for Dancing at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A Time For Dancing in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Cinema , accessed October 30, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for A Time for Dancing , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for A Time for Dancing , accessed October 30, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for A Time for Dancing , accessed October 30, 2008