Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Darren Ashton |
| script |
Robin Ince Carolyn Wilson |
| production |
Andrena Finlay Jodi Matterson |
| music | Roger Mason |
| camera | Garry Phillips |
| cut | Julie-Anne De Ruvo |
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Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance is an Australian mockumentary film by Darren Ashton in 2007. Its premiere he celebrated on 15 February 2007 during the International Film Festival in Berlin . The film played to Australian cinemas 1.64 million Australian dollars one.
content
There are approximately 350,000 active young dancers in Australia and the film shows their hard work to win a competition. Razzle Dazzle accompanied documentary two ballet schools in Australia. One ballet school is run by the dance trainer Mr. Jonathon ( Ben Miller ). This school is located in an unspecified suburb and is very willing to experiment in its work. The dance trainer implements current topics ( AIDS , nuclear war ) choreographically with his trainees. The second ballet school is run by Ms. Elisabeth ( Kerry Armstrong ), who is more focused on traditional ballet themes. Ms. Elisabeth has won the Sanosafe Troupe Spectacular several times . This is the largest Australian dance competition for young dance students. In the semifinals, Mr. Jonathan's trainees and Ms. Elisabeth's trainees meet. This semifinal is won by Mr. Jonathan's dance group with an interpretation of the emancipation of Afghan women against the Taliban .
production
The film was sponsored by Film Finance Corporation Australia and the New South Wales Film and Television Office . The film was shot on 35 mm film with an aspect ratio of 1.85: 1 and with Dolby Digital sound. An FSK and JMK was not requested for the film. In Australia, the film received Parental Guidance (PG) classification from the Australian Classification .
reception
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance was favorably received in the film review by the Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting . Even the Guardian critic Andrew powder rated this film positive. He sees the "[...] pushy parents, bizarre clothing, permatans-and-wigs, hard-as-tin Aussie accents. Like many mock-docs, it struggles to establish the patina of reality, but it makes up for it with some very funny jokes [...] "The critic Philip French from The Observer also sees the film positively:" [...] you ' re fed up with mockumentaries, there's a lot to enjoy in Razzle Dazzle, which purports to be a cinema-direct report on dance competitions between teams of young girls attending suburban dance academies in Australia. [...] "
Awards
The film was recorded by the National Film and Sound Archive .
Web links
- Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian films at the australian box office. (PDF 446 kB) Film Victoria , p. 19 , archived from the original on February 18, 2011 ; accessed on January 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Overview. In: Australian Screen . National Film and Sound Archive , accessed January 11, 2014 .
- ^ Patrick Moore: Movie Review with Patrick Moore. In: Movie Revue . Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
- ^ A b Philip French : Razzle Dazzle . In: The Observer . October 21, 2007 ( HTML [accessed January 12, 2014]).
- ^ Principal credits. In: Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive, accessed January 11, 2014 .
- ^ Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance (said to be Razzle Dazzle). Australian Classification , accessed January 12, 2014 .
- ^ Richard Leonard: Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance. Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting , accessed January 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Andrew Pulver : Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance . In: The Guardian . October 19, 2007 ( HTML [accessed January 12, 2014]).
- ^ Curator's notice. In: Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive, accessed January 12, 2014 .