Dance Me to My Song
| Dance Me to My Song | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rolf de Heer |
| Written by | Rolf de Heer Heather Rose Frederick Stahl |
| Produced by | Rolf de Heer |
| Starring | Heather Rose Joey Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Tony Clark |
| Edited by | Tania Nehme |
| Music by | Graham Tardif |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dance Me to My Song is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer about a woman with cerebral palsy who is abused by a professional carer but then manages to seduce her boyfriend. The film was conceived by Heather Rose, who had cerebral palsy in real life and played the lead role herself. She intended the film to be "hot and sexy... not just another soppy disability film".[1] The villain was played by Joey Kennedy.
The film was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2] A documentary was made entitled Heather Rose Goes to Cannes that followed Rose's journey from living alone in Adelaide to attending the festival with her film in competition.[3]
The film grossed $175,138 at the box office in Australia.[4] Roger Ebert described the film as one where "the human will and spirit overwhelm you".[5] David Stratton describes the film as "a warm, positive, affirmation of life".[6] An article in Australian Feminist Studies discusses the film in the genre of women's films.[7]
Rose passed away in 2002.[8]
Cast
- Heather Rose as Julia
- Joey Kennedy as Madelaine
- John Brumpton as Eddie
- Danny Cowles as Joe
- Catherine Fitzgerald as Dogface
- Susie Fraser as Social Worker
- Carmel Johnson as Temporary Carer
- Phil MacPherson as Trev
- Rena Owen as Rix
References
- ^ Dance Me to My Song rewatched: a profoundly moving drama about living with cerebral palsy | Film | The Guardian
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Dance Me to My Song". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "Heather Rose Goes to Cannes (1998)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Dance Me to My Song - mini reviews by Roger Ebert". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ De Heer displays customary compassion | SBS Movies
- ^ Simpson, Catherine; Matthews, Nicole (June 2012). "DANCING US TO HER SONG: Enabling Embodiment and Voicing Disability in Heather Rose's Dance Me to My Song". Australian Feminist Studies. 27 (72): 139–155. doi:10.1080/08164649.2012.677117. S2CID 147899207.
- ^ Stahl, Frederick (31 October 2002). "Standing room only for a thunderbolt in wheelchair". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
External links
- Dance Me to My Song at IMDb
- Dance Me to My Song at Oz Movies