Aurélie Dupont, l’espace d’un instant

by Cédric Klapish

France - 2009

Wednesday, June 5th • 6PM
At Bophana Center

Documentary – 52mn

Color

French with English subtitles

GenreDocumentary

First releaseMarch 2, 2010

ProductionLes Films d’Ici / Ce qui me meut motion pictures



SynopsisA multi faceted and joyful documentary portrait of glamorous and breathtaking ballerina Aurélie Dupont, by a passionate and funny filmmaker, Cédric Klapisch. Dupont performs worldwide, in Japan she is the equivalent of a rock star. His films perform world wide as well. He gathers moments of Klapisch’s work, ballet stories, life stories, small problems, great questions, creative breakthroughs.
A documentary film showing the supreme commitment of an artist to expose herself. The portrait of a divine woman by an enthusiast and free minded filmmaker.

AboutAurélie Dupont (born in 1973) is a French ballet dancer who performs with the Paris Opera Ballet as an Étoile. She began her career in dance at the age of ten when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School (L’École de danse de l’Opéra de Paris) after giving up her hopes of being a pianist. She joined the company in 1989, and became a première danseuse in December 1996. Aurélie Dupont was promoted to star dancer (Étoile) in 1998 after her performance as Kitri in Paris Opera Ballet’s revival of Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote.

Selective filmography of Cedric Klapish
(born in 1961)

1991 – Riens du tout

1994 – Le Péril jeune

1996 – Chacun cherche son chat (When the Cat’s Away)

1996 – Un air de famille

1999 – Peut-être

2001 – L’Auberge espagnole

2005 – Les Poupées russes (Russian Dolls)

2008 – Paris

With the courtesy of Les Films d’ici