# The Dancer Upstairs (2002)

> A principled detective pursuing a revolutionary leader becomes dangerously entangled with the ballet teacher who awakens his buried desires.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12485

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director: John Malkovich
- Cast: Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante, Elvira Mínguez, Alexandra Lencastre, Oliver Cotton, Luís Miguel Cintra, Javier Manrique
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118926/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, melancholic, political thriller night, serious movie night

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