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Slow Dancing in the Big City

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In Manhattan, columnist Lou Friedlander (Paul Sorvino) experiences love at first sight when he sets his eyes upon a new tenant in his apartment building: Sarah Gantz (Anne Ditchburn), a ballerina who has recently broken up with her boyfriend. However, Sarah soon discovers that she has a terminal illness and should give up dancing for her health. Undeterred, she fights against the disease to keep her career while Lou documents her struggles, the pair growing ever closer to one another.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Corny? There hasn't been a cornier romantic tear-jerker since Love Story. But John Avildsen's Slow Dancing in the Big City has the courage of its corniness, and its clichs aren't half-hearted. Rated: 3/4 Jun 16, 2018 Full Review Marina Hirsch Berkeley Barb Grant finds the heights of romance in slum living, investigative reporting and stricken ballerinas. Her movie's title, poetic in the newspaper ads, is just the first glob in a load of goo. Dec 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In Manhattan, columnist Lou Friedlander (Paul Sorvino) experiences love at first sight when he sets his eyes upon a new tenant in his apartment building: Sarah Gantz (Anne Ditchburn), a ballerina who has recently broken up with her boyfriend. However, Sarah soon discovers that she has a terminal illness and should give up dancing for her health. Undeterred, she fights against the disease to keep her career while Lou documents her struggles, the pair growing ever closer to one another.
Director
John G. Avildsen
Producer
Michael Levee, John G. Avildsen
Screenwriter
Barra Grant
Production Co
CIP
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround