It’s a bit too long and that cost it a star plus they added a little too much melodrama in the last half hour. Otherwise, it’s a very interesting story of dance and what turns one from the classical to the more contemporary. There’s a lot of dancing so it may not appeal to everyone.

Don't miss this gem!! An incredible movie! A coming of age exploration through dance. What a gift to be given to be a dancer and what a will Polina had to explore it to the depth that she does given all the constraints put upon by family and culture. The culminating dance is a summation of her lifelong struggle to find her own dance expression and a ode to her life. Absolutely gorgeous to experience Polina's choreography!

I don't like to give a 1 star review to what looks like a very promising movie. However, it is a foreign language film, Russian and French, and there are no subtitles. On 9/20/18 I spoke to someone in amazon customer service, so this may (or may not) be remedied. If I get an opportunity to watch it with subtitles, I will update my review. I really hope that opportunity arises, as the cinematography and acting were good enough that I didn't stop watching immediately, even though I couldn't understand any of the dialogue. I may even have gotten as far as a half hour in.

I enjoy dance films but this one was boring.

Entertaining movie with beautiful dance sequences exploring an individual's struggle to maintain her integrity as a dancer and also highlighting the differences between classical Russian and modern ballet.

Love this movie!

Should say it's not in English .... and has no English subtitles

Nice story. Long and detailed and not enough dancing but definitely a pleasure to watch.