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Wikipedia article




'The Ballroom' is a 2007 Brazilian-French romantic drama film directed by Las Bodanzky. The action is set in a dance hall ('gafieira') in So Paulo, frequented by elderly people.

Cast



*Tonia Carrero as Alice

*Leonardo Villar as lvaro

*Stepan Nercessian as Eudes

*Betty Faria as Elza

*Cassia Kiss as Marici

*Paulo Vilhena as Marquinhos

*Maria Flor as Bel

*Elza Soares as Ana

*Jorge Loredo

*Marly Marley as Liana

*Clarisse Abujamra

Reception



David Parkinson of 'The Guardian' called it a "quirky ensemble piece", and praised it for being "superbly choreographed." 'Daily Express's Allan Hunter labeled it as "bittersweet" and gave a rating 3 out of 5, saying "If Robert Altman had ever made a film about an old-fashioned dance hall it might have looked something like 'The Ballroom'." Writing for the 'Evening Standard', Derek Malcom commended it by affirming: "If the film doesn't always convince, it has some wonderful moments. Bodanzkys sympathy with his characters is obvious and the music is as much an attraction as the series of stories we are told about them." On the other hand, David Jenkins from 'Time Out' gave a more negative review, stating "this wannabe-steamy film never manages to generate any dramatic heat because it spreads itself far too thinly across its oversized and mundane cast."

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