Dance Movies......

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Yo Soy, Del Son A La Salsa,
A documentary about the history of salsa by RMM Filmworks
Click here for a review by Marla Friedler.

Shall We Dance?

From "Dave" at dida@worldnet.att.net

http://www.miramax.com/movies/shallwed.html miramax, the distributor
http://www.film.com/filma/reviews/flat/rev1673.htm movie review

Date: Friday, April 25, 1997 12:21 PM
Subject: Film: Shall We Dance

This film opens in USA theatres this month I believe. Wherever in your town shows the art and foreign films will probably have it. I am in the media so Isaw it a few months ago. IF you are in a little town where it is not shown you will just have to wait for it on video in about six months or so. It just got an honorable mention at the Seattle Film Festival by the way. So sorry I can't be more help, just look out for it under the name "Shall We Dance" I think it was actually released in Japan with that title. or actually "Shall we Danzu" if I remember. Anyway keep dancing - Aaron

Just spreading the word to all dancers, I saw an advanced screening of a great film called "Shall We Dance" yesterday.

It takes place in Japan.

Basically about a business man who is in a sort of mid-life crisis. He becomes intrigued by a melancholy woman he sees staring out a window from his train on his commute home everyday. She is a ballroom dance instructor and he starts taking lessons at her hall to get closer to her. If you have seen Tampopo, the gangster in the white suit from that film is the star of this one. As a non-dancer he actually doesn't do that shabby a job in the competitive scenes. Anyway things go from there, and it is a fascinating story, with lots of ballroom dancing in it. Good film for everybody, but I think dancers will understand its messages even clearer, and there are a few jokes that only I got in the room full of stodgy movie reviewers. Think it opens in the USA on May 16th Share and Enjoy

- Aaron

From: A Kurlychek <kurly@u.washington.edu To: Dave <dida@worldnet.att.net Subject: Re: Film: Shall We Dance Date: Wednesday, June 11, 1997 9:22 PM Sorry so long in getting back to you but i had finals these past few weeks and I have now graduated.

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Dave wrote: Hi...do you know where I can find this film? or do you know the japanese title? I would love to see it. thanks, Dave ---------- From: 'Kurly' A Kurlychek <kurly@u.washington.edu Newsgroups: rec.arts.dance