The Ballroom
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| Directed by | Laís Bodanzky |
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| Written by | Luiz Bolognesi |
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| Music by | Eduardo Bid. Additional music : "C'est si bon" by Henri Betti (1947) |
| Cinematography | Walter Carvalho |
| Edited by | Paulo Sacramento |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
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92 minutes |
| Country | Brazil France |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$1,591,603 |
The Ballroom (Portuguese: Chega de Saudade) is a 2007 Brazilian-French romantic drama film directed by Laís Bodanzky. The action is set in a dance hall (gafieira) in São Paulo frequented by old people.
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 does't always convince, it has some wonderful moments. Bodanzky’s 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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