Strictly Ballroom has many themes and messages. [17] Worldwide, it eventually took A$80 million at the box office,[1] making it one of the most successful Australian films of all time. [2], Strictly Ballroom is based on a critically acclaimed stage play originally set up in 1984 by Luhrmann and fellow students during his studies at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney. Director: Baz Luhrmann. The film version of Strictly Ballroom was developed from an original short play of the same name. His mother Shirley teaches ballroom dancing, and his father Doug meekly handles maintenance chores at the dance studio, while secretly spending hours in a back room watching old footage of his bygone dance competitions as well as Scott's. Strictly Ballroom is a romantic comedy telling the story of an Australian ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings. Ballroom is the story of a widow, Bea Asher, who finds love again with a mailman, Al Rossi, while visiting a local dance hall. Strictly Ballroom movie trailer (1992) Plot synopsis: A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner. The movie has wit, style, and a special brand of irreverence that allows it to work as a love story, a comedy of manners, and a satire. [citation needed] Alongside Luhrmann and Pearce, the new company included one of the original NIDA collaborators, actor Catherine McClements, plus production designer Catherine Martin (whom Luhrmann subsequently married), set dresser Bill Marron and costume designer Angus Strathie, all of whom went on to collaborate with Luhrmann on his films. Plot Synopsis. Plot– Scott wants to participate to the pasodoble championship, adding some personal changings to the traditional choreographies and dancing with Fran instead of Tina, the ultimate champion. It premiered on 12 April 2014. Scott argues with his mother, telling her and all he won't be manipulated; essentially, he won't become Tina's partner. This creates meaning to Strictly Ballroom because of the reference to the story line of good verses evil and the stereotypical ending of the underdog taking out the villain unexpectedly. [3] This original 1984 NIDA production was a critical success and, after graduating, Luhrmann was invited to re-stage the play for the Czechoslovakian Youth Drama Festival in Bratislava in 1986. Miramax Films | Release Date: February 12, 1993 | TV-PG. The only "bankable names" in the cast were Barry Otto and screen veteran Bill Hunter, and although co-star Paul Mercurio was well known as a dancer through his work with the Sydney Dance Company, Strictly Ballroom was his first acting role. Ted Albert was a leading record producer and music publisher, best known in Australia as the discoverer and original producer of 1960s pop sensations The Easybeats. Dance is used to explore character’s feelings and struggles at a point in time to further enhance the plot. A Theme That Is Presented by the Characters Themselves During its successful run at the Wharf, the play was seen by an influential Australian music executive. Scott comes from a family with a history of ballroom dancing and has been training since childhood. Strictly Ballroom cleaned up at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1992, picking up eight wins from 13 nominations. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Strictly Ballroom STRICTLY BALLROOM is a movie written and directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1992. It was also a major success at the 1993 BAFTA awards, gaining eight nominations and winning three awards for 'Best Costume Design', 'Best Original Film Score' and 'Best Production Design'. The colors, the accents, the sheer fantasy of it all - simply stunning. He is determined to be creative in his style of dancing and not adhere to the conventional steps. As the performance finishes, Scott and Fran kiss, the competition forgotten. Scott, the young son, is participating in the Waratah Dance Championship. He was told to replace Luhrmann, but he refused, promising to make further cuts. It was a huge success when released in Australia in August, and it swept the field at the 1992 AFI awards, gaining 13 nominations and winning in eight major categories. Scott Hastings, the frustrated son of a family of ballroom dancers, has been training since the age of six. It drew on Luhrmann's own life experience—he had studied ballroom dancing as a child and his mother worked as a ballroom dance teacher in his teens[5] and inspired by the life of Keith Bain (who grew up in the same town as Luhrmann). [11] In its second week of release, it reached number one with a gross of A$1,307,825. There are many characters in Strictly Fran, accused of damaging Scott's chances, reluctantly accedes and returns home crestfallen. Scott comes from a family with a history of ballroom dancing and has been training since childhood. In the next round, Scott and Fran make their own dramatic entrance and begin dancing, immediately riveting the audience. In STRICTLY BALLROOM, our hero is Scott, a talented young ballroom dancer who wants to dance “his own steps.” The bad guys are the Head of the Dance Federation, and to a lesser degree, Scott’s mother, both of whom want him to dance the “usual” steps with a “usual” partner. The film describes the determination of the human spirit to overcome the narrowminded repression of the establishment. Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Baz Luhrmann, Andrew Bovell. With its themes of artistic repression and underdogs battling against the odds, the play was a success at the festival, winning both the best director and best production awards. However, Fife intervenes, telling Scott that Doug ruined his career by dancing his own steps, which he's regretted ever since. Among the songs featured on the soundtrack are: Both "The Blue Danube" and "Time After Time" were played in the 1984 and 1986 Strictly Ballroom stage productions. [6] While studying at NIDA in the early 1980s, Luhrmann and a group of fellow students devised a short comedy-drama set in the cutthroat world of competitive ballroom dancing. To appease Rico, Scott proposes that they dance a Paso Doble for the assembled company. Strictly Ballroom had its first public screening at midnight in the Un Certain Regard programme and proved to be an instant hit—the cast and crew received a fifteen-minute standing ovation, which was repeated the following night; it became one of the major hits of the festival, winning the Prix De Jeunesse and triggering a bidding war among international distributors.[3]. Strictly Ballroom is a romantic comedy telling the story of an Australian ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings. When Shirley and Les hear the news, they are overjoyed; Fran, happening upon them exclaiming over their happiness about Scott's new dance partner, misunderstands initially and believes they have discovered that she and Scott have become partners. Scott runs after Fran and persuades her to dance with him. He has become very proficient but he encounters considerable resistance when he tries to dance his own steps in preference to the more traditional ballroom moves. "[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]. [3], Although the FFC funding was now in the pipeline, the production faced its most serious challenge when, on 11 November 1990, Ted Albert died suddenly from a heart attack (the film is dedicated to him). In May 2011, it was announced that Strictly Ballroom would be adapted into a stage musical and premiere at the Sydney Lyric theatre. It is used to show attributes and emotions of characters and provides examples of clashing cultures though dance. Synopsis. STRICTLY BALLROOM 7 ORIGINS OF STRICTLY BALLROOM Ballroom dancing is hugely popular in several countries around the world. But it’s so much more than that. It has been a year since Bea’s husband died and she is thrilled to rediscover the joys of dance and love. The president of the federation and his mother disapprove, while his father supports him. Strictly Ballroom's plot is one that every girl would have dreamt about. Strictly Ballroom employs the dance medium to effectively create characterisation, the plot and a clash of cultures. One of the first ways Strictly Ballroom attempts to use narrative structure to engage its audience is by providing the audience with four plots: a major plot and three sub-plots. Barry Fife is the manager of the Pan Pacific Dancing Competition and controls all entries and all styles of dance. The film is the first in his "Red Curtain Trilogy" of theatre-motif-related films; it was followed by 1996's Romeo + Juliet and 2001's Moulin Rouge! However, trouble ensues when … Scott and his dancing partner Liz Holt both lose the Southern Districts Waratah Championships due to Scott dancing his own steps, and three days later, Liz leaves him to team up with Ken Railings, the recent Waratah Championships winner, whose partner Pam Short has broken both her legs in a car accident (as just previously wished upon by Liz). The film was released on DVD on 19 March 2002 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The script was then pared back and the subplot dropped, but when Miall approached the Film Finance Corporation, he was told that they would not back such a high-budget film (in Australian terms) with a first-time director. 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