Strictly Ballroom [DVD] [1992]

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Scott and his dancing partner Liz Holt lose the Southern Districts Waratah Championships due to Scott dancing his own steps. Three days later, Liz leaves him to team up with Ken Railings, the recent Waratah Championships winner; his partner Pam Short has broken both her legs in a car accident. With Scott now alone only three weeks until the championships, Shirley teams up with his coach Les Kendall, her co-instructor at the studio, to start desperately hunting for a new partner for him. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to both, Scott is approached by Fran, an overlooked "beginner" dancer at the studio. He eventually agrees to partner with her, intrigued by her willingness to dance "his way". Commenting on the production, Revel Horwood added: “I’m delighted that the super talented Maisie Smith is joining Kevin Clifton on the Strictly Ballroom UK tour. I can’t wait to see them dance together again. Expect some sexy moves, sizzling costumes and a simply sensational evening! I know that they’ll both be FAB-U-LOUS!” It plays with the concept. Sets up jokes, telegraphs them even but, when the punch line arrives, it’s still funny. That’s down to the delivery and acting skills of the cast particularly from youngster Kylie (Lauren Hewett). But all the cast are excellent; both the seasoned veterans and the relative newcomers. Despite this being a debut feature for the director and some of the cast they all perform as naturally as if this was a documentary or a news report. Strictly Ballroom competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and won the Youth Award for Foreign Film. It received thirteen nominations at the 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards and resulted in eight wins, including Best Film. The film earned eight nominations at the 46th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film; it won Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Original Film Music. It was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 51st Golden Globe Awards. Barry Fife! introduces us to the show’s larger-than-life Australian Dance Federation chief in fantastic style, as Gary Davis belts out the big number. The actor has even more fun with New Steps Nightmare, joined by members of the excellent ensemble in their undies.

Strictly Ballroom is the story of Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio). He is the son of ballroom dancers and has been dancing since he was six years old. He looks destined to be the next Pan-Pacific Grand Prix Amateur Five Dance Latin American champion but he is not a happy bunny. He’s mastered all the official dances and has won all the local area competitions but he’s become bored with all that and has started devising his own steps. Scott and Fran learn to dance together.

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only kidding, documentary maker Stacey isn’t here, the female lead is Faye Brookes. She’s best known for Coronation Street but is a leading lady with a wealth of experience in stage musicals. Emma is an experienced entertainment news journalist with NCTJ accreditation and a First-Class Honours Degree in Journalism. Having started her career as a broadcast journalist, Emma’s voice has been heard on varying radio stations across the UK including Absolute, Magic, BBC Three Counties Radio, LBC London News and more.

The feel-good story of the rule-breaking dancer and the shy outsider who transforms into the perfect partner first hit the stage as a student play. The play was then transformed into a film by Luhrmann and designer Catherine Martin before the duo working with Terry Johnson, who joined the team to adapt the original book, to return to the stage in its musical incarnation at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2014. What is Strictly Ballroom all about? I suppose this is the time that I should be issuing spoiler warnings. But, as the great man himself once said about his work, “within the first ten minutes you know how it’s going to end.” I think I can be allowed a bit of latitude when it comes to a thirty year old film! A Beginner Has No Right To Approach An Open Amateur During the competition, Doug explains to Scott that Fife lied: Fife had convinced Shirley to dance with Les instead of Doug so that Fife could win the competition. It is also revealed that Fife is plotting to sabotage Scott in favor of audience favorite, Ken. Scott runs after Fran and persuades her to dance with him.The three films that make up the trilogy are Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, and Moulin Rouge! Those three films don’t share any plot or character relationships, rather like Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy. What they do share are theatre motifs; dance in Strictly Ballroom, poetry and language in Romeo + Juliet, and song in Moulin Rouge! Fran – Before & After Kieran Cooper, a graduate of Edinburgh’s MGA Academy of Performing Arts, plays Scott’s pal Wayne, who’s far more desperate to learn the bogo pogo move than any sane man should be. It’s a shame he’s saddled, for no obvious reason, with a ginger fright wig.