The Company (film)
- Neve Campbell: Ry
- Malcolm McDowell: Alberto Antonelli
- James Franco: Josh
- Barbara E. Robertson: Harriet
- William Dick: Edouard
- Susie Cusack Susie
- Marilyn Dodds Frank: Mother of Ry
- John Lordan: Father of Ry
- Mariann Mayberry: stepmother
- Roderick Peeples: stepfather
The Company - The Ensemble (The Company) is an American- German drama film from 2003, directed by Robert Altman, screenplay by Barbara Turner..
Action
The film shows in various storylines the lives of employees of settled in Chicago Joffrey Ballet. The co-founder of the ensemble Alberto Antonelli served as an art director. The dancer Ry is considered talented, but difficult living together. It strives for the role of principal dancer. Ry learns the restaurant owners know Josh, in which she falls in love.
Reviews
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times of 24 December 2003, Malcolm McDowell could constitute the " fiery temperament " of the art director of a ballet correctly. He, the director and screenwriter Barbara Turner would defy the stereotypes.
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was "a rather abstract constant dance film without real action, with dabbed tension, clamped by some punched ballet scenes ". He Hungering " by the ease of the subject and is likely to appeal to fans of modern dance theater ."
Rotten Tomatoes certified the movie " authenticity and wealth" that would result from the collaboration with the real existing Joffrey Ballet.
Awards
Susan Kaufmann was nominated in 2004 for the design of the costumes for the Golden Satellite Award. The film was nominated in 2004 for the sound editor for a Golden Reel Award.
Background
The film was shot in Chicago. His cost of production was estimated at 15 million U.S. dollars. The world premiere took place on 8 September 2003 at the Toronto International Film Festival, after the film, among others on the Boston Film Festival, presented to the Hawaii International Film Festival and the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary was. The film was shown in selected cinemas in the United States, in which he grossed about 2.28 million U.S. dollars.