Cine Forum 2011-2012: A Chorus Line

Wednesday, 2nd of November at 17:45h at Calle Trinidad 3

(at the Palacio de Mansilla, Salón de Actos, University of Valladolid campus)

Teamwork is often a strong theme in the cinematic musical genre.  The movie “A Chorus Line” is a good example of the compromises and personal effort that are essential to being part of a team that attempts to achieve something of the best possible quality, in this case for a musical spectacle to be shown on Broadway.   Throughout the movie we are witness to everything from the selection of the musical team to the final polishing of the Chorus Line itself.

Original Title: A Chorus Line

Year: 1985

Running time: 113 min.

Country:  USA

Director:  Richard Attenborough

Sinopsis:  A hundred male and female ballerinas test their abilities to the limit for the opportunity to become a member of a new theatre team directed by the famous and strict Zach, whose next project is a musical comedy.    Unbendingly, these candidates go through a rigorous selection process until only a handful remain.  Among the members of the final team is Cassie, an ex-lover of Zach who had left him to test her luck in Hollywood.   In the end, only eight artists will overcome the challenges of this competition.