2021 · drama
Birds of Paradise
Directed by Sarah Adina Smith1h 53m2021
Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.
Our read: Birds of Paradise (2021) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- cold
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