Bolero

Boléro

France, Belgium, 2024, 120 min.

Director: Anne Fontaine.

Cast: Raphaël Personnaz, Doria Tillier, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar, Vincent Perez, Anne Alvaro, Alexandre Tharaud.  

Paris, the Roaring Twenties. Choreographer Ida Rubinstein chooses Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. She wants something bold, something sensual.

Well known and established, Ravel finds himself unable to write anything. Reliving his memories, facing his old loves and failures, the composer will give birth to his greatest success ever: “Boléro”- its rustling snare drums, its snake-charmer woodwinds, its revving, roundabout rhythms.

An Elegantly Frayed Period Portrait of the Man Behind the Famous Music.

It weaves Ravel’s working process and life through his encounters with three women. The past bleeds into the present through restrained flashbacks, which add depth to this consummate portrait of a skilled, sensitive artist.

Original Language: French

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