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Victor Polster at the premiere of Girl in Paris (2018)

Victor Polster (* 2002 in Brussels ) is a Belgian dancer and actor who became known for the role of the trans girl Lara in the award-winning film Girl from 2018.

Life

Polster began to dance jazz dance and modern dance at the age of nine , before he also started classical and contemporary dance at a new dance school . He was accepted at the Royal Ballet School in Antwerp . After appearing in the music video for the Belgian rock band Vegas , he received offers to dance for the Royal Ballet of Flanders and to take part in a shoot for Dior . Polster has successfully participated in various dance competitions.

During a casting for background dancers for the film Girl , Polster immediately caught the attention of director Lukas Dhont and was immediately cast for the lead role of 15-year-old transgender ballerina Lara, without having had any acting ambitions beforehand. In preparation for the shoot, Polster took lessons in pointe dance . In 2018 the film premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival , where Polster was named Best Actor by the jury of the Un Certain Regard section , although he was unable to attend due to school obligations. The critics were also consistently impressed by both Polster's dancing and acting skills. Further nominations and prizes for upholstery followed.

His focus for the future dance career is on contemporary dance.

Filmography

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Armelle Leturcq: A Meeting with Victor Polster. In: CRASH Magazine. September 27, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Girl Notes. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Wendy Mitchell: Lukas Dhont talks genderless casting for his Cannes transgender film 'Girl'. In: Screen Daily. May 11, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Jazz Tangcay: Interview: Lukas Dehnt Talks About His Casting Choices For Girl. In: Awards Daily. November 17, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ a b Benoit Bethume: Victor Polster, the Breakout Star of 'Girl', Embodies the Balletic Spirit of the Spring Collections. In: garage. March 12, 2019, Retrieved April 9, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ GIRL. In: Festival de Cannes. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b "Girl": Victor Polster awarded in Cannes. In: BRF News. May 18, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Philipp Stadelmaier: "Girl" in the cinema: Lara has long been female, penis or no penis. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. October 23, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Carolin Weidner: Lukas Dhont's film "Girl": The camera looks for the bump. In: TAZ. October 17, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Hartwig Tegeler: Film of the week: "Girl" - fate of a transgender girl. In: Deutschlandfunk. October 16, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  11. ^ Rüdiger Suchsland: Film review: "Girl" by Lukas Dhont: Born in the wrong body. In: SWR2. October 18, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Manuel Brug: Transgender drama "Girl": The double fight with the body. In: WORLD. October 20, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Knut Elstermann: "Girl" - film review and trailer of a drama about transgender people. In: MDR culture. October 18, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Vladimir Kozlov: 'Crystal Swan' Wins Grand Prix at Odessa Festival. In: The Hollywood Reporter. July 21, 2018, Retrieved February 22, 2019 (American English).
  15. ↑ Elsa Keslassy: 'Firecrackers,' 'Skate Kitchen' Win Top Awards at Female-Centric Stockholm Film Festival. In: Variety. November 16, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2019 (American English).
  16. ↑ European Film Award 2018: The nominations. In: Film plus criticism - online magazine for film & cinema. November 29, 2018, accessed on February 22, 2019 (German).
  17. ↑ Queer Lisboa 22 Awards. In: Queer Lisboa. September 22, 2018, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Lukas Dhont, le réalisateur de "Girl", sacré aux Magritte: "Je suis très fier de notre travail" (video). In: Le Soir. February 3, 2019, accessed February 22, 2019 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Upholstery, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian dancer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 2002
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels