Summaries

MARIES ATTITUDE is a feature documentary about Swedish ballerina Marie Lindqvist, a great artist who remains quietly devoted, driven by the love of dance. The film follows Marie closely during the last four years of her dancing career at the Royal Swedish Ballet and on tour. It is filled with up-close rehearsals, performances and her own thoughts about her artistic process, at home with her daughter and at work. Over the four years the film also tracks her mental preparation for the end of her career and how her thinking changes as the day draws near. In the film principal dancer Marie Lindqvist participates in the ballet gala Intensio with Daniil Simkin, does Kenneth MacMillan's Manon, The Chosen One in Bejart's Rite of Spring, Apartment by Mats Ek, Julia's mother in Juliet and Romeo by Mats Ek, has a part created for her by Marcia Haydée and more. Through unique access and extensive filming at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, the film taps the soul of dance from a dancer's perspective. The Garbo-like Marie Lindqvist gives us an exclusive peek into her artistry. Meet Marie's Attitude.—Kersti Grunditz Brennan

Details

Keywords
  • dance
  • eastern europe
  • ballet
  • swedish ballerina
Genres
  • Biography
Release date Apr 25, 2017
Countries of origin Sweden
Language Swedish
Production companies Ditta Produktion

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
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