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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Mar 17, 2019 13:44:28 GMT
Having just watched the 2012 version of Anna Karenina, it got me thinking of films which feature a dancing scene set at a ball of some description (be they masquerade balls or other.     Typically, it seems to be the scene in a movie where they go 'all out' - the dance choreography, the set, the costumes, the music. I'm always impressed by the effort put into these sorts of scenes and find that a lot of the time they can be the stand-out scene in a film. So, which ones stand out in your mind? |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 13:52:03 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 13:54:23 GMT
Jezebel   |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 13:56:42 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Mar 17, 2019 14:04:41 GMT
The Duchess of Richmond's Ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo is one of the most famous dances in history. As far as I know there is no good home video edition of Waterloo with Christopher Plummer and Rod Steiger.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 14:09:53 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 14:16:32 GMT
After this event, she felt that she could have danced all night :   |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2019 14:26:35 GMT
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Post by marianne48 on Mar 17, 2019 15:25:08 GMT
Okay, so it's only the Stardust Ballroom ("It's loaded with tomatoes"), the clientele aren't in formal dress (although compared to today's standards, they're pretty dressed-up), and the film is black-and-white and relatively low-budget, but the most beautiful moment of this type, IMO, is the scene of Marty asking Clara to dance in Marty.   |
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Post by timshelboy on Mar 17, 2019 19:12:11 GMT
MADAME BOVARY
The ENGLISH PATIENT ("Where or when" is playing...) 
THE TOWERING INFERNO
FEDORA 
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Post by claudius on Mar 17, 2019 21:56:29 GMT
Yes, I always liked the Highland Dance at the beginning of the Richmond Ball at WATERLOO (1970)
Other Balls:
THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE: THE STORY OF CINDERELLA (1976)
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1974) The King's Masque, with everyone in White save for Cardinal Richelieu.
The St. Petersburg Ball in WAR & PEACE comes to mind. The 1966-68 Russian Version is the most spectacular. I also liked the 1972 BBC-TV Serial version of the Ball. I also wish to note the ending of Episode 11 "Men of Destiny", with the Russian Ball playing when Alexander I learns that Napoleon has crossed into Russia. The festive Ballroom fades into an empty dark area as Napoleon enters a few hours later.
ANASTASIA (1997)
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Post by london777 on Mar 18, 2019 0:56:06 GMT
Pretty much any Jane Austen adaptation will feature at least one ball scene: Pride and Prejudice  Sense and Sensibility  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 18, 2019 1:02:07 GMT
The Phantom of the Opera   |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Mar 18, 2019 5:49:50 GMT
The live action version of Cinderella from 2015... The Yule Ball from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)...      And a masquerade ball in Van Helsing (2004)...   
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 18, 2019 6:54:08 GMT
THE LEOPARD. 
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 18, 2019 6:58:31 GMT
STRICTLY BALLROOM.   |
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Post by Sulla on Mar 18, 2019 7:31:25 GMT
Eyes Wide Shut
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Post by teleadm on Mar 18, 2019 19:08:25 GMT
  Above pictures: A variation of Cinderella called The Glass Slipper 1955, starring Leslie Caron and Michael Wilding,
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Post by vegalyra on Mar 18, 2019 21:16:07 GMT
1956 Anastasia  |
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Post by vegalyra on Mar 18, 2019 21:21:36 GMT
Four Feathers (2002)  |
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