Save the last dance

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Movie
German title Save the last dance
Original title Save the last dance
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 112 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
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Director Thomas Carter
script Duane Adler
Cheryl Edwards
production Robert W. Cort
David Madden
music Mark Isham
camera Robbie Greenberg
cut Peter E. Berger
Jeff Canavan
Fritz Feick
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Save the Last Dance 2

Save the Last Dance : (English roughly. "RESERVE the last dance [for me]" ) is an American dance and love film made in 2001 resulted Director Thomas Carter 's film was produced MTV Films .

action

17-year-old Sara Johnson wants to become a ballet dancer . But while she was auditioning for a suitable school, her mother had a fatal accident on the way to auditioning. Sara is now plagued by feelings of guilt and hangs up her ballet shoes. In her new home with her father Roy, with whom she has not had any contact for years, she does not feel comfortable. It is on the African-American dominated and conflict-marred South Side of Chicago . As one of the few whites in high school , she is exposed to hostility and prejudice. But with Chenille Reynolds and her brother Derek, she quickly meets new friends. Derek is one of the few hopeful students in the neighborhood and wants to become a pediatrician . On the way there, however, his past in the gang of the brutal Malakai keeps interfering with him. Sara tries to show him that he doesn't need his friendship while Derek introduces her to the world of hip-hop and rekindles her passion for dancing. They become a couple, but their relationship is constantly being tested because of the ethnic differences. Towards the end of the film, Derek has to decide whether he wants to take part in a drive-by shoot with Malakai and finally decides against it. Meanwhile, Sara takes part in another audition for the Juilliard School . Derek manages to attend the audition just in time, while the drive-by ends bloody. Sara is eventually accepted at Juilliard.

Reviews

Jessica Winter referred to the action in the Village Voice from 10-16. January 2001 as " incoherent " ( " disjointed "), the main characters as " charismatic ".

Awards

The main actors Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas won the MTV Movie Award 2001 in the "Best Film Kiss" category, and Thomas also won the "Best Newcomer" category.

Stiles won the Teen Choice Award for Best Actress and, along with Bianca Lawson, for Best Fight Scene. Kerry Washington won an award for her cinematic breakthrough.

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

backgrounds

Production costs were estimated at 13 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 91.0 million in US cinemas. Over 1.3 million moviegoers were counted in Germany.

The film Save the Last Dance 2 was produced in 2006 and was released on DVD in Germany on September 6, 2007.

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  1. ↑ Film review by Jessica Winter

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