Ballerina/Leap

[drgon78]

So, is anyone else going to see this French Canadian animated movie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmK7X0swHrE English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cY_xskZhQ French

[Allio]

looks really generic

so no.

[Spike Spiegel]

The trailer basically gave away the plot; most people can guess what's going to happen along with the character tropes.

It kind of reminded me of the anime series Princess Tutu.

[Candy Kappa]

I'd check it out on Netflix

[drgon78]

Here are a couple of scenes, be for warned, they may contain spoilers, especially the second one. Also of note they are both in Spanish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XPbaiA2fo Bar Dance Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgtknlrZlc Dance Fight!

[drgon78]

It is a shame the US didn't get the original English dub as well as the French and Spanish versions.

Personally think this one could have been better if it took itself a little more seriously. Also the main character doesn't always have to "win"...especially when what she needed more is a family. I know she got both but she didn't need both.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I watched this on Prime, and it was actually very good. The story might seem "generic" to some, but it was a quite accurate depiction of the serious (aka European) ballet world, and the competition and drive involved in just getting in, much less even being able to perform on stage. The two main characters were charming and fun, and there were plenty of emotional beats. Would watch it again.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

The trailer basically gave away the plot; most people can guess what's going to happen along with the character tropes.

It kind of reminded me of the anime series Princess Tutu.


Lol, it reminded me of that anime, too! Which was part of why I watched it. As a former ballet student myself, I found myself almost literally putting myself in her shoes. Sadly, I missed getting to pointe by one year when I had to quit, so I never did get to see what that was like.

[drgon78]

Glad you enjoyed it MsMarvelDuckie. Also wich language version did you watch?


I enjoyed it and all but I think it could have been better with a few changes. Also the version I saw is the US version of the English dub.

[drgon78]

All these years later and I still wish we got a US release with the French language and the original English dub.

[member_removed]

All these years later and I still wish we got a US release with the French language and the original English dub.

Ok, I'll bite.

I took my 3-year-old ballerina obsessed daughter to see it last year.
Didn't realise that it came out in 2016. Turns out my local cinema do 10am screenings of older movies for little ones, less noise, not as dark in the room and less ads. Cheap tix too.

It was her third birthday and I take her to toddler ballet every week. Seemed like the perfect movie to introduce her to the movie going world.
She loved it and I've seen worse kids films. Watched it a few more times on streaming. If you've got kids that love ballerina's, it's worth a shot.

[drgon78]

Glad she enjoyed it though I still think the second English dub has issues.