"Scott Hastings, the son of two retired ballroom dancers who now run a teaching studio, is a future champion. Or he would be, if he didn't keep deviating from the stiff steps laid down by the Australian Dance Federation's Barry Fife (a Trumpian ogre in a toupee) and throwing in his own moves. When his dancing partner dumps him after he goes rogue during a competition, Fran, the studio's wallflower, offers to take on the might of the Federation with him."
"Cue lingering looks, secret rooftop rehearsals and a montage set to Time After Time, with plenty of neon eyeshadow thrown in picture an early episode of Neighbours on speed, set in the Winter Gardens Blackpool, and you're halfway there. An unhealthy fascination': why Fast X is my feelgood movie Strictly Ballroom scooped international accolades and became famous for getting standing ovations in cinemas, but its beginnings were modest: it was originally a piece of student theatre and Luhrmann had to scrape together funding to film it."
Strictly Ballroom follows Scott Hastings, the son of two retired ballroom dancers who run a teaching studio, as he becomes a future champion while repeatedly deviating from the Australian Dance Federation's rigid choreography. After his partner abandons him for going rogue during a competition, Fran, the studio’s wallflower, joins him to confront the Federation. The film features lingering looks, secret rooftop rehearsals, and a montage set to Time After Time, with striking neon eyeshadow and campy energy. The film originated as a student-theatre piece and required director Baz Luhrmann to scrape together funding. Its modest, unselfconscious style generated international accolades and standing ovations. Paul Mercurio, a principal dancer with the Sydney Dance Company, had never acted before.
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