Dancing Chaplin

Story

Synopsis

The celebrated French choreographer Roland Petit had always had his eye on a film presentation of his ballet "Chaplin Dances", which premiered in 1991 and has been touring the world since, and he assigned this project to his trusted friend, Masayuki Suo, pioneer of the current revival of Japanese cinema. Drawing upon a wealth of worldwide ballet talent, Petit's ballet and Chaplin's films, Suo reinvented the work and has given it a new lease of life. The resulting piece is not simply a filmed record of the ballet but a union of the two media that reflects the meeting of the great talents of Chaplin, Petit and Suo

Director

Masayuki Suō

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

11 April 2011

Ensemble

Cast

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  Tamiyo Kusakari

  Self

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  Luigi Bonino

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  Roland Petit

  Self

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  Charlie Chaplin

  Self (archive footage)

• Jean Charles Verchere

  Self

• Lienz Chang

  Self

• Philippe Halnaut

  Self

• Martin Harrigue

  Self

• Gregoire Lansier