Looking back: How we made Rise
The making of the Dance movie Rise: an interview with Cedric Klapisch and Hofesh Shechter
French director Cedric Klapisch and contemporary dance choreographer Hofesh Shechter tell me about making a movie together*.
En Corps photo © Emmanuelle Jacobson-Roques
Rise (En Corps) is the latest heartwarming movie from French director Cedric Klapisch, best known for directing Pot Luck and Call My Agent.
It follows the story of a prima ballerina, Elise (played by the stunning Marion Barbeau, a principal ballerina at the Paris Opera in real life), who has an accident on stage and is told that she might not be able to dance again. An encounter with choreographer Hofesh Shechter (who plays himself) and his contemporary dance company opens new horizons and leads to self-discovery.
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