Boléro
DirectorAnne Fontaine
CastsRaphaël Personnaz, Doria Tillier, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Perez, Sophie Guillemin, Alexandre Tharaud, Florence Ben Sadoun, Mélodie Adda, Katia Tchenko, Serge Riaboukine, Constance Verluca, Joniece Jamison, Jelle De Beule, Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Bruno Fleury, Max Harter, Raphaël Cohen
Duration121 minutes
Rating
GenreDrama
Trailer & Synopsis
Every 15 minutes, someone somewhere in the world plays Ravel's "Bolero" – it's a legacy its artist could never have imagined.
Renowned composer Maurice Ravel (Raphaël Personnaz) is haunted by self-doubt and melancholy. Commissioned by eccentric and magnanimous Russian dancer Ida Rubenstein (César-winning Jeanne Balibar), he must compose a carnal, rapturous fanfare for her latest ballet. Blocked creatively and cast aside by his peers, Ravel turns to his closest friends for inspiration – pianist Marguerite Long (Emmanuelle Devos, Masquerade), his friend Cipa (Vincent Perez) and Cipa's sister Misia (Doria Tillier), whom he hopelessly adores. Set against the decadent, industrialised Paris of the 1920s, "Bolero" demands that Ravel draw on the essence of sound itself to redeem his raw genius, or risk being consumed by it completely.
A tribute to the timelessness of the composer’s haunting masterpiece, Bolero, writer-director Anne Fontaine takes us on a deconstructed, elliptical journey through the idiosyncratic life of Maurice Ravel, via his struggle to complete that 17-minute piece of music. Premiering at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, BOLÉRO is a celebration of a classical genius.
Boléro is showing in cinemas since September 18, 2025 to October 01, 2025
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