The Dancer
Film Poster
Directed by	Frédéric Garson
Screenplay by	Jessica Kaplan
Story by	Luc Besson
Produced by	Luc Besson
Starring	Mia Frye Garland Whitt Rodney Eastman Josh Lucas Féodor Atkine Jarrod Bunch Cut Killer
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Edited by	Sylvie Landra
Music by	Pascal Lafa
Production companies	EuropaCorp TF1 Films Production
Distributed by	EuropaCorp. Distribution (France) 20th Century Fox (Worldwide)
Release date	19 May 2000 (2000-05-19) (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	FRF 77,000,000 (Estimated)[1]

The Dancer is a 2000 English-language French drama film starring Mia Frye. It was written by Jessica Kaplan and Luc Besson (who also produced the film) and directed by Frédéric Garson. The film was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2000.

Plot

A young, mute dancer is a huge success at her neighborhood in Brooklyn. She dreams to become a professional dancer and struggles to make the cut in an audition for a Broadway show.

Cast

• Mia Frye as India Rey
• Garland Whitt as Jasper Rey
• Rodney Eastman as Isaac
• Josh Lucas as Stephane
• Féodor Atkine as Oscar
• Jarrod Bunch as Bruno
• Cut Killer as DJ Atomic

Reception

Shannon J. Harvey from Urban Cinefile called it "an interesting indy project for Luc Besson" and wrote: "most audiences should love this short-lived melodrama, even if it leaves them wanting more."^[2] Richard Scheib from Moria.co gave it two and a half stars and criticized several aspects of film, including the ending and dance numbers.^[3]