Bolero

Paris, the Roaring Twenties. Choreographer Ida Rubinstein chooses Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. She wants something bold, something sensual. Well known and established, Ravel finds himself incapable of writing anything. Reliving his memories, facing his old loves and failures, the composer will give birth to his greatest success ever: the Bolero.

“Freely adapted from the biography of Maurice Ravel, this flawless film is enveloped in a refined romanticism to make itself accessible to all spectators curious about classical music…” ~Claudine Levanneur, aVoir-aLire.com

“Fontaine helms this portrait of creative struggle with patience and compassion, surrounding a charming lead performance by period trappings as meticulously crafted as a Ravel composition.” ~Arash Nahandian, Gazettely