A Time for Dancing (2000)

A Time for Dancing (2000) (DVD) (*)

$33.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Gilbert

Written By:
Davida Wills Hurwin
Kara Lindstrom

Actors:
Larisa Oleynik ..... Juliana 'Jules' Michaels
Shiri Appleby ..... Samantha 'Sam' Russell
Peter Coyote ..... Wyn Michaels
Patricia Kalember ..... Sandra Michaels
Amy Madigan ..... Jackie Russell
Shane West ..... Paul, the DJ
Scott Vickaryous ..... Eli
Anton Yelchin ..... Jackson Michaels
Lynn Whitfield ..... Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
Rob Adler ..... Kevin (as Robert Michael Adler)
Ashley L. Anderson ..... Juilliard Dancer (as Ashley Anderson)
Timothy Anderson ..... Company Dancer
Jason Beitel ..... Company Dancer
Kevin Christy ..... Company Dancer (as John Corella)
John R. Corella ..... Juilliard Chech in Girl
Vicki Davis ..... Juilliard Dancer
Jocelyn Dowling ..... Company Dancer
R.J. Durell ..... Company Dancer
Michelle Elkin ..... Juilliard Dancer
Alicia Gilley ..... Juilliard Dancer
Deena Grassia ..... Colleen
Jennifer L. Hamilton ..... Company Dancer
Stacey Harper ..... Dr. Conner
Barbara Eve Harris ..... Company Dancer
Scott Hislop ..... Company Dancer
Galen Hooks ..... Juilliard Dancer
Kirsten Inhat ..... Juilliard Dancer
Bermina Jackson ..... Company Dancer
Charles Klapow ..... Eva
Shanti Lowry ..... Company Dancer
Mark Meismer ..... Young Jules
Carly Naples ..... Younger Sam
Breanne Oaks ..... Younger Jules
Brittany Oaks ..... Sarah
Ayesha Orange ..... Company Dancer
Wes Pope ..... Briana
Dayna Price ..... Juilliard Administrator
Honey Sanders ..... Mike
Douglas Spain ..... Company Dancer
Shealan Spencer ..... Bryan (as Kevin Stea)
Kevin Alexander Stea ..... Mrs. Hillman
Nancy Stephens ..... Company Dancer
Becca Sweitzer ..... Dancer
Lindsay Taylor ..... Nadia
Nikki Tuazon ..... Company Dancer
Salvatore Vassallo ..... Juilliard Dancer
Gelsey Weiss ..... Juilliard Dancer
Jennifer Weston ..... Ivan
Tovaris Wilson ..... Young Sam
Alexandra Yuman ..... Juilliard Dancer
Emily Zachary

Synopsis:

A girl with powerful dreams for her future may not have the chance to live them out in this drama based on the novel by Davida Wills Hurwin. Samantha (Shiri Appleby) and Juliana (Larisa Oleynik) are a pair of high-school students who have been close friends for years. Both girls share a love of dancing, but while the more introverted Samantha sees dancing as a hobby and little more, the outgoing and upbeat Juliana has a genuine gift and dreams of attending Julliard. Determined to achieve her dreams, Juliana sets her sights on her Julliard audition while removing all distractions from her life -- including her boyfriend Eli (Scott Vickaryous). Juliana's life is turned upside down, however, when she learns she's contracted cancer, but while she wants to attend Julliard as if nothing has changed, her parents (Peter Coyote and Patricia Kalember) are vehemently opposed to the idea. Meanwhile Samantha worries about what her isolated life will be like without her best friend. A Time for Dancing was the first dramatic feature from cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Peter Gilbert.

In some ways, Sam and Jules couldn't be more different. Sam, the only child of a hard working single mom, has somewhat of a dark outlook on life. It is hard to see the world through rose-colored glasses when you have to work an after school job at a food stand called Burgatory. On the other hand, Jules is full of hope and joy. All she ever wanted to do is dance. Her parents, her younger brother, and her best friend Sam, all know her life revolves around dancing. Her obsession with the dancing manifests itself within a line from the quintessential ballet film,The Red Shoes. After hearing "A dancer who relies on the comfort of human love will never be a great dancer," she immediately breaks up with her boyfriend Eli. Jules has one goal in mind, to attend Juilliard and study dance when she graduates high school. Jules spends all of her energy and free time in the studio thriving on the arduous trainingroutine she has undertaken. Sam on the other hand does not always make it to dance class on time, or take it seriously once she is there.With hundreds set to audition and only a handful of slots, Jules' path to Julliard is, in her mind, the most difficult challenge she has faced. Continuously rehearsing her audition piece with her dance teacher and mentor, Linda, Jules is suddenly slowed. A nagging pain in her hip threatens to tear the fabric of all she has worked for. She continues to dance nonetheless with the help of a chiropractor and herbal ointments. Jules is diagnosed with an illness that could threaten not only her aspirations to dance, but her life as well.

Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.

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