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Dominican Rep. Flashdance
- Original title
- Flashdance
- Year
- 1983
- Running time
- 96 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jennifer Beals
Michael Nouri
Lilia Skala- Sunny Johnson
- Kyle T. Heffner
Lee Ving- Ron Karabatsos
Belinda Bauer- Philip Bruns
- Malcom Danare
Cynthia Rhodes- Stacey Pickren
Lucy Lee Flippin- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Dancing. Music. Ice Skating
- Movie Groups
- Flashdance
- Synopsis
- Young woman Alex (Jennifer Beals) strives to achieve success as a classical dancer, but economic forces require her to work as a welder by day and an exotic dancer by night. Standing in her way is an abundance of profound social obstacles, not the least of which is her boss at the welding factory, Nick (Michael Nouri), who is also her boyfriend. Alex strives to be accepted into a prestigious ballet academy, and she is furious when she realizes that her boyfriend might be pulling strings for her behind the scenes. Along the road to self-discovery and independence, Alex also struggles to accept love, come to terms with her own stubbornness, and find the inner strength to turn her lofty dreams into reality.
- Awards
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1983: Oscar: Best Original Song1983: Golden Globes: Best Original Soundtrack & Best Original Song. 5 Nominations1983: BAFTA Awards: Best Editing. 4 Nominations1983: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Screenplay1984: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.
- Critics' reviews
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"The dance sequences are sexy and energetic, more than compensating for a love relationship in the film that is thoroughly illogical and wooden"
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"Flashdance makes liberal use of jump cuts, strobe lighting and hard-edged, post-punk chic in its dance sequences (...) It charms us, makes us want to refrain from scrutinizing it too closely"
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"Flashdance contains such dynamic dance scenes that it's a pity there's a story here to bog them down."
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"Cranked up at double speed, the plot of Flashdance could almost be a satirical fantasy about dance students. Although Flashdance doesn't admit it's a fantasy, neither does it succeed in looking realistic"
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"If Flashdance had spent just a little more effort getting to know the heroine of its story, and a little less time trying to rip off "Saturday Night Fever," it might have been a much better film"
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