Dance Movies

A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora...

A woman behind a translucent, dripping shower curtain; a flipbook of memories of a romance from decades ago. Bach's music to round things out.

Hyun-jin, a ten-year-old novice monk, lives in a mountain temple. One day music drifts over from the Catholic church across the forest, and he...

A silent color film of Martha Graham dancing extracts of "Lamentation".

An old man is isolated in his home. Haunted by the loss of his beloved, he embarks upon a journey to return to her.

A modern dancer must learn to juggle love, family, and her career while she auditions for a prestigious foreign dance company.

Ella (22), a photography student, is given an antique camera by the famous and mysterious Rodolphe Lucien (70), with instructions to frame her shots...

Four dancers perform in a violent, wild and organic landscape. A metaphor for what unites human with the biosphere.

In Hoppla!, two choreographies by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker are brought together and performed to the music of the Hungarian composer Béla...

The complexity of friendship through a platonic bond that runs deep enough to blur love, dependence, and identity. Moving between light and shadow,...

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and followed their lives for a year. The artists, from...

In this non-dialogue tale, taking place along the coast of Vietnam, a mermaid is rescued from the fish market by a fisherman. As the hero carries her...

Someone is killing off contestants of a skimpy dance off.

Rainer's first film, Hand Film, was shot by fellow dancer William Davis when Rainer was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from major surgery and...

A blond and a raven-haired beauty move with verve and style through a changing landscape. The fabric of their dresses flows and floats, adding to...

For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect...