1992 · comedy · romance · musical
Strictly Ballroom
Directed by Baz Luhrmann1h 34m1992
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?
Our read: Strictly Ballroom (1992) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive comedy · romance · musical entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy / romance, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- kinetic
- redemptive
- tender
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How Strictly Ballroom feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want fizzy underdog ballroom romance with Luhrmann color and rebellion.”
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