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浮生若舞 The Company

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她有一個夢想﹕穿上舞衣，置身舞台，藝術的熱情和活力，讓生命燃燒起來……然而，要成為舞蹈員一點也不容易。感情生活的波折，再加上排舞師地獄式的訓練，令夢想愈來愈不可及。心灰意冷之際，機會卻突然在眼前出現﹕一位主要舞蹈員受傷了，而正式公演的日子卻迫在眉睫……

編劇芭芭拉•瑞娜(Barbara Turner)花了整整兩年時間，與芝加哥芭蕾舞團(Joffrey Ballet of Chicago)一起生活，經過長期觀察，劇本終告完成。《高斯福大宅謀殺案》導演羅拔•柯曼(Robert Altman)看罷心動不已，決定開拍一齣講述舞蹈員生涯的電影。除了幾位主角之外，其餘全是職業舞蹈員，絕對稱得上是舞蹈的真實寫照﹕日復一日的拉筋練習、表演前夕的龐大壓力、當然少不了精湛的芭蕾舞表演。導演的野心亦明確不過﹕不單止用電影去演繹舞蹈，更以舞蹈去演活人生，一條高低起伏的生命之舞。

台上的每一秒，是在台下十多小時反覆練習的成果。作為觀眾的您，又怎會聯想到箇中的辛酸？

導演羅拔•阿特曼的話
舞蹈員，總能將不可能變為可能。在台上，他們美麗動人，優雅伶俐的動作讓我們讚嘆不已，我們都想成為他們的一份子。在台下，他們與我們一樣，有著各式各樣的煩惱，每天與家庭、愛情、工作緊緊糾纏。

《浮身若舞》就是要說這個充滿矛盾的舞蹈世界。身為世界一級的舞蹈員，生活卻拮据貧困，這情況異常普遍。他們會不停抽煙，喝大量的咖啡，希望保持健美的身段。他們與我們一樣，被生理時鐘所煩擾，地心吸力令舞蹈倍添困難，時間會令他們老化，到了某個階段便不能再表演。雖然如此，他們的熱誠並沒有受影響，仍然日復一日地付出血汗。

我很榮幸能擔任《浮身若舞》的導演，亦很榮幸能與芝加哥芭蕾舞團(Joffrey Ballet of Chicago)合作。

電影的靈魂﹕芝加哥芭蕾舞團 (Joffrey Ballet of Chicago)
1956年，兩位世界一流的舞蹈家 ---- Robert Joffrey以及Gerald Arpino ---- 創立了這個舉世聞名的芭蕾舞團。芝加哥芭蕾舞團可說是將芭蕾舞現代化的先軀者，因為他們成功將現代舞元素融入古典芭蕾舞之中，將舞蹈重新定位，給予一種全新演譯。今次參與電影製作，對舞蹈團來說又是一大突破。除了主角Neve Campbell之外，片中所有舞蹈員都均來自芝加哥芭蕾舞團，台上每一下動作，絕對是真功夫，絕無替身或電腦特技。帶給觀眾一個全新觀影感受。

導演
<高斯福大宅謀殺案>羅拔•阿特曼 (Robert Altman)

演員
<奪命狂呼> 莉芙甘寶 (Neve Campbell)
<發條橙> 馬康麥杜維 (Malcolm McDowell)
<蜘珠俠> 占士法蘭哥 (James Franco)

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THE COMPANY

Synopsis

THE COMPANY follows the complex lives, loves, dramas and triumphs of a company of aggressively talented dancers over a season at the world-renowned Joffrey Ballet.

At the centre of this ensemble is Ry (Neve Campbell) a tough, gifted and dedicated dancer. After an injury is sustained by her colleague Maia she is given the chance to take a step closer to becoming a principal dancer, a move which is made even harder after Frankie, a fellow dancer and boyfriend cheats on her with Emily another member of the company.

All the dancers in the company are constantly pushed to their physical and emotional limits by the flamboyant and charismatic choreographer and company director Mr. A (Malcolm McDowell), His forceful personality is the driving force behind the company and he nurtures with an equal measure of love and cruelty.

Mr. A is only concerned with one thing, The Company, but it is the performances that take precedent while people's real lives pale into insignificance. Young apprentice John finds it hard to meet the taxing physical tests the day brings, while at night he desperately searches for a place to live, from kitchen floors to hallway cupboards. Nothing is taken into consideration by Mr. A. Injuries, sickness, circumstances are all ignored as the drive to put the show on and keep the company afloat are all encompassing.

During the daily battles for perfection Ry tries to forget her trouble with Frankie, and concentrate on the high expectation put upon her as well as the trying to hold down a night job as a waitress in a Goth nightclub. Her job takes her to a world as far removed from The Company than any other member manages to get, but her evening commitments put a strain on her dancing abilities. A light soon emerges from the darkness of her daily grind when she meets the handsome and attentive chef, Josh (James Franco).

As the season unfolds, egos collide between the two young choreographers, Davis and Eldridge, as they compete for space in the final show, while the extravagant Desrosier's ever expanding ballet, the 'Blue Snake', pushes the dancers and financial administrators to their limits.

Insecurities take over the members as they compete for positions and attention, trying to constantly prove themselves with the fear of loosing their place. Justin a new apprentice finds it all too much, trying to find his feet, literally, in the world as well as in the insular company. Justin is guided by a mentor, but everyone is not as lucky, Valerie and Mark are struck off the rehearsal list without even an explanation

Things seem to be going well for Ry as the final performance of the extravagant 'Blue Snake' approaches. True love has blossomed between her and Josh and the relationship seems to keep her positive as the pressures of work, her mother and ballet continue to take their toll. Not everyone has something to cling on to as Deborah, the longest standing member of the company is refused her pay rise as she took time off for cancer treatment.

Art becomes a war of attrition, as the season reaches its finale and Ry suffers a serious injury, and as ever one dancer's misery is another's opportunity. As the season finishes, another begins and a new group of dancers furiously compete for the limited places made available by the victims of the previous year.

THE COMPANY glides seamlessly through the array of dedicated and troubled characters, through the complex company politics, through the auditions, rehearsals and finally to the performances, which the company hopes makes all their sacrifices worth the pain and suffering they have to endure.

About the Director

Robert Altman follows up the stunning success of the Academy Award winning GOSFORD PARK with THE COMPANY, a look at the world of ballet as only Altman could envision it.

Throughout his extraordinary career, Altman has surprised, entertained and challenged audiences with vibrant, freewheeling films that stretch the boundaries of the medium. With THE COMPANY, this iconic director brings his signature ensemble and improvisatory style, and his fluid, masterful camera-work to the world of dance. Altman's vision for the film is an extremely intimate one: we will see the difficult daily work, the enormous pressures of performance, the richly textured behaviors of the dancers -- whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close -- and of course the sheer beauty of the dances: exhilarating, kinetic, and thrillingly observed.

The authenticity and richness of THE COMPANY will be rooted in the unprecedented way Altman is shooting the film: with the complete cooperation of the world-famous Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Screenwriter Barbara Turner (POLLACK, GEORGIA) spent over two years on and off with the Joffrey, observing and writing. Joffrey dancers will constitute the core of Altman's ensemble.

About the Cast

The only actor who will be working as part of the Joffrey corps is Neve Campbell (the enormously popular SCREAM movies and the television show "Party of Five"). Campbell, an accomplished dancer, studied with The National Ballet of Canada before becoming an actress. She originated THE COMPANY, the culmination of a long-held dream to create a nuanced and realistic film about a world for which she has enormous and abiding affection. Campbell's role in the film is that of a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer. (Campbell has been working intensively with the Joffrey and will do all of her own dancing in the film.)

Malcolm McDowell (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, O LUCKY MAN!, GANGSTER NO. 1), will play Gerald Arpino, the Joffrey's Artistic Director, long considered to be one of America's greatest and most exciting living choreographers. Actor James Franco (SPIDERMAN and JAMES DEAN, for which he won a Golden Globe this year) will portray Cal, one of the film's few characters outside of the dance world and the boyfriend of the dancer Campbell portrays.

Directed by ROBERT ALTMAN <Godsford Park>

Starring by Neve Campbell <Scream>
Malcolm McDowell <Clockwork Orange>
James Franco <Spider Man>
The company members of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago

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