- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
"El esfuerzo y el ánimo" es un documental cuyos ingredientes perfectamente podrían conformar una película de ficción: 35 bailarines jóvenes desamparados, un nuevo director que tras la muerte del maestro tiene que capitanear el barco, la presión delasmunicipalidad de Lausanne –su principal benefactor- que les tiene en el punto de mira, la angustia de Gil Roman frente al siguiente espectáculo donde se juegan el todo por el todo, el suspense que supone la acogida que el público les dispense…¿Puedellegar a desaparecer la compañía que creó Béjart hace más de cincuenta años? Van a luchar para que eso no ocurra.
The death of Maurice Béjart, the most brilliant choreographer in November 2007, was an irreparable loss for the art World, but, above all it was a cataclysm for his own company. Thirty five dancers from all over the world have been orphaned andmustwork hard in order to survive. Still Keeling the weight of their maestro’s death, they face the challenge of maintaining the company as a tribute to his legacy. Will they be able to do it? After thirty years side by side with Béjart, the newdirectorofthe Béjart Ballet Lausanne, dancer Gil Roman, knows his hour has come.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Documental/Documentary | |
Cast | Con/With: | |
Cast | Gil Roman | |
Cast | Y Los Bailarines Del/And The Dancers Of Béjart Ballet Lausanne: | |
Cast | Julio Arozarena | |
Cast | Elisabet Ros | |
Cast | Julian Favreau | |
Cast | Claude Bessy | |
Cast | Michaël Denard | |
Cast | Michel Gascard | |
Cast | Maina Gielgud | |
Cast | Brigitte Lefèvre | |
Cast | Shonack Mirk | |
Cast | Azari Plissetsky | |
Cast | Jacqueline Rayet |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Directed by | Aguirre, Arantxa | |
Executive Production | Jose Luis López-Linares | |
Line Production | Gema Martínez | |
Line Production | Carmen Murray | |
Screenplay | Arantxa Aguirre | |
Cinematography | Jose Luis López-Linares | |
Cinematography | Carlos Carcas | |
Film Editing | Sergio Deustua | |
Sound | Eric Menard | |
Post-Production Supervisor | Pablo Blanco Guzmán | |
Camera Operators | Carlos Carcas | |
Other info | Ayudante De Montaje/Assistant Editor: | |
Other info | José Luis Cuesta |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 79 min. | 7/20/2009 |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2009 |
Production year | 2009 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | HD |
Running time | 79 minutos |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Locations | Spain - TEATRO REAL DE MADRID (Days: 6) |
Locations | France - OPERA (Days: 5) |
Locations | Switzerland - BASEL (Days: 5) |
Locations | Switzerland - SEDE COMPAÑIA BBL (Days: 10) |
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- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO






- Festivals and Awards
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Buncamura 2010 | |
Festival Des Films Du Monde, Montréal 2009 | |
Flanders Int. Film Festival, Ghent 2009 | |
Zurich Film Festival 2009 |