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Post by Kimmer on Oct 6, 2007 13:03:10 GMT -6
I've loved this film for years and I'm very surprised that it hasn't been shown on TV to capitalize on the "Dancing With the Stars" phenomenon. The film is about a ballroom dancing family, some are teachers, some are dancers. The son wants to invent his own steps which are not allowed. His partner breaks up with him because of this and he needs to find a new one. While auditions are going on, a rather frumpy student enters the picture....auditions continue, but in the meantime, the son and the frumpy student start to dance privately. Who will he dance with professionally?! (There's a great sub-plot involving the parents who used to dance professionally....) Ok, I'm sure we can all see where this is going, but so what?! It's a great film, the dancing is excellent and I highly recommend it!! (unless you don't like dancing films )
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Post by tclion on Oct 6, 2007 14:06:30 GMT -6
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Post by Kimmer on Oct 6, 2007 14:14:55 GMT -6
LOL TC! ;D
I bought it on VHS years ago....I don't know if your local video store would have it or not, but I'm sure you could get a cheap copy from eBay. It's a cute movie, I love it. I think I'm going to watch it tonight....
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Oct 6, 2007 14:15:48 GMT -6
Perhaps it may even be found at Amazon.com.
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Post by Kimmer on Oct 6, 2007 14:27:17 GMT -6
Perhaps.... (there's a song in the film by Doris Day called "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" and I love the song and the scene....I'll be saying "perhaps" all day now! ;D
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Post by diane on Oct 6, 2007 14:28:22 GMT -6
I LOVE this movie - Kimmer you have great taste. For years before Australian movies tended to be "arty" (the only people that actually saw them were the people involved in them) but "Strictly Ballroom" was hugely popular over here. You are right Kimmer, it is a film you always feel like watching. Funnily enough, mention of "Dancing With the Stars" - Paul Mercurio who played the young dancer is a judge on our "Dancing With the Stars" and Sonia Kruger who played a blonde dancer in the film (she apparently was a professional ball room dancer) is a co-host of the show. tc - I am sure you would love it. You know they don't play this film very much on TV over here either - my copy is a beat up VHS that I taped when it was first shown on TV here.
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Post by Kimmer on Oct 6, 2007 14:32:16 GMT -6
Diane, I was hoping that you'd comment on this film!!
I love Paul Mercurio in this movie, he's fabulous. So is Tara Morice. Who plays her dad? I can never figure it out because I don't think his character's name is ever mentioned in the movie....
That's so cool that PM is a judge on your version of "DWTS," is he still active professionally? I think the only things anyone over here would know him from is this film and, possibly, "Exit to Eden."
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Post by diane on Oct 6, 2007 14:52:03 GMT -6
Paul Mercurio does still act. He occasionally turns up in guest roles in TV shows. The other week we saw him in "City Homicide" - he played the murderer. Tara Morice was the "discovery" of the film but unless she was in theatre - she was in a couple of films and also different guest roles but nothing spectacular. Sonia Krueger played Tina Sparkle - and she is fantastic in DWTS. She is very quick witted and has a great sense of humour - people on the show are often suprised by her.
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Post by Hedvig on Oct 12, 2007 13:32:03 GMT -6
I saw this film a few years ago, and I loved it. It was really entertaining, actually, and filmed in a new way. Of course, the story was a bit cliché, but that didn't matter. The main actor was good-looking, wasn't he? That's one thing I remember very clearly. I need to see this film again, now that I've started dancing. It might give me a new appreciation for it. The first time I saw it, I thought the whole argument over how he shouldn't be trying out new ways to dance was really silly. Will it be silly now? (I think it will, actually, but again, who cares?)
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Post by tclion on Oct 15, 2007 15:44:54 GMT -6
Ok Larry see if you can find a copy on line and we will get it and give it a look see.
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