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Dancing on Glass

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When pressure threatens a ballerina in a new lead role, she and an outcast dancer create their own world, free from others' expectations.
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Jason Flatt But Why Tho? A Geek Community 01/04/2023
7/10
For all the depth that the characters and plot Dancing on Glass bring to bear, it simply doesn’t fulfill its potential. Go to Full Review
Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) 06/08/2022
Like most distinguished cinematographic feats covering the ballet universe, this story churns passion, discipline, and tragedy... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media 04/28/2022
2/5
Despite convincing performances, it all makes for a depressing slog through the lives of girls who feel misunderstood, overworked, and terrified that they're expendable and replaceable. Go to Full Review
Jade Budowski Decider 04/18/2022
The performances in Dancing on Glass are stellar, but the story -- about the damaging impact of this kind of pressure on the psyche -- feels too familiar to leave much of a lasting impression. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/14/2022
B-
The ballet performances were beautiful. Go to Full Review
Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut 04/08/2022
4/5
Dancing on Glass weaves complex story strands that the audience will take some time to work out in a story full of stern performances. Go to Full Review
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Jhosep G 06/24/2024 The way this movie encapsulates the despair that comes with a passion, and the fear of losing it is just perfect. Great characters with whom anyone can relate. Only thing I would have like to see more would be more insight on Norma, the director, and the effect she had on other dancers. See more Daniel G 02/22/2023 Magical and worrying study of the world of ballet and potential depression, besides the lives of Generation Z. It just overextended its welcome, though a lot of that extra material was a wonderful choreography of Giselle, a famous ballet whose name I knew, but whose story I didn't. See more 06/10/2022 The main message underpinning this movie (the pressure experienced by ballet dancers), especially the deterioration of dancers' mental health, has been presented many times before (for example, "Black Swan"). In addition, the movie is mainly monotonous and sends mixed messages, such as whether a lesbian relationship may occur between Irene and Aurora or whether a cosmic connection exists between the minds of these two ballerinas. Mostly, the plot is like waiting for a kettle to boil and, in the last few seconds of the movie, the kettle just blows up. Well, if these two ballerinas were going to end up as their predecessor did (Maria), what was the point of their collective suffering if they were unable to break the vicious circle? I would have hoped for a more transcendental ending where the main characters gain depth of their mental health issues and traumas and work towards a meaningful life, rather than just killing themselves. Although the dancing performances were divine, the 15 minutes of dancing at the very end of the movie were too much for me, and I got bored. These 15 minutes of performances, followed by the sudden suicide of the two ballerinas, left me out of balance. In my opinion, the plot could have been improved by better balancing action with monotony and sending a more hopeful message. See more 04/13/2022 Buena película. Buen argumento. Buena actuación. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When pressure threatens a ballerina in a new lead role, she and an outcast dancer create their own world, free from others' expectations.
Director
Jota Linares
Screenwriter
Jota Linares, Jorge Naranjo
Production Co
Netflix España, Federation Spain
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 8, 2022
Runtime
2h 17m
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