Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei Director: Randall Miller Rating: 
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When lonely hearts want to connect, is there any better way, really, than dancing? Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School is a sweet indie valentine to dance, and to the connection of lost, broken souls. The stellar cast is led by English Everyguy Robert Carlyle, a widower who believes he's fulfilling a dying man's last wish--to find a long-lost love--by showing up at a Thursday night dance class. Carlyle is by turns awkward, warm, sincere and bewildered, perfectly believable as a man awash in grief yet hoping to rejoin life. It turns out that dance class, led by the theatrical Mary Steenburgen, holds his lifeline.
The film suggests, once the body moves and the soul is stirred--can love be far behind? The answer is: May I have the honor of this dance? Extras include the short 1990 film this feature was based on and an audio commentary. --A.T. Hurley (Edited)
This was an interesting film which I though looked "fun" about dancing. Dancing is actually a sub-plot in the film which is about a man and other men dealing with the grief of losing their spouses. On an average day when a rather traumatic (miraculous?) event leads the protagonist to do something he would not normally consider doing, his life is changed forever...
Format: When lonely hearts want to connect, is there any better way, really, than dancing? Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School is a sweet indie valentine to dance, and to the connection of lost, broken souls. The stellar cast is led by English Everyguy Robert Carlyle, a widower who believes he's fulfilling a dying man's last wish--to find a long-lost love--by showing up at a Thursday night dance class. Carlyle is by turns awkward, warm, sincere and bewildered, perfectly believable as a man awash in grief yet hoping to rejoin life. It turns out that dance class, led by the theatrical Mary Steenburgen, holds his lifeline.
The film suggests, once the body moves and the soul is stirred--can love be far behind? The answer is: May I have the honor of this dance? Extras include the short 1990 film this feature was based on and an audio commentary. --A.T. Hurley (Edited)
This was an interesting film which I though looked "fun" about dancing. Dancing is actually a sub-plot in the film which is about a man and other men dealing with the grief of losing their spouses. On an average day when a rather traumatic (miraculous?) event leads the protagonist to do something he would not normally consider doing, his life is changed forever...
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