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Ballerina

Ballerina

Life's greatest adventures begin with a single leap.

20167.21h 29m

Overview

In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

Directed by Eric Summer
Written by Eric Summer, Carol Noble, Laurent Zeitoun
Produced by Valérie d'Auteuil, André Rouleau, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $109.6M

Top Cast

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Félicie Milliner (voice)

Dane DeHaan

Dane DeHaan

Victor (voice)

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen

Odette (voice)

Maddie Ziegler

Maddie Ziegler

Camille Le Haut (voice)

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Mustachioed Creep (voice)

Julie Khaner

Julie Khaner

Regine Le Haut (voice)

Terrence Scammell

Terrence Scammell

Merante (voice)

Joe Sheridan

Joe Sheridan

Director of Opera (voice)

T

Tamir Kapelian

Rudolph / Mathurin (voice)

Elana Dunkelman

Elana Dunkelman

Dora / Rosita (voice)

Themes & Keywords

operadanceparis, franceflyinginventorlife's dreamballetorphanstatue of libertyeiffel tower, paris19th century

About Ballerina

Ballerina is a animation, adventure, comedy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of opera, dance, paris, france, flying, inventor, life's dream. Directed by Eric Summer, it stars Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen. In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

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