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The Dancer
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The Dancer

1994-09-09 · 100 min · ★ 10.0

Documentary

The career of a classical ballet dancer is short and often riddled with injuries, and it takes a special kind of artist to submit to the discipline and strenuous regimen needed to dance with a world-class company. Follows the young and gifted Katja Björner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star.

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Directors
Donya Feuer
Production companies
SVT Drama, Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katja Björner
Erland JosephsonErland Josephson
Anneli Alhanko
Clint Farha
Valentina Savina
Michael Messerer
Aleksandr KhmelnitskiyAleksandr Khmelnitskiy
Robert Cohan
Rudi van DantzigRudi van Dantzig
Niklas EkNiklas Ek
Per Arthur Segerström
Natalia MakarovaNatalia Makarova
Georgi GeorgiuGeorgi Georgiu
Katarina Eriksson

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