2021
R
Amazon Prime Video
1 h 53 m

2021
R
Amazon Prime Video
1 h 53 m

Summary Kate Sanders is an ambitious and gifted, if tomboyish, aspiring ballerina from Virginia who, because of her low-income status, is given a scholarship to attend a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France. Upon arriving at the cutthroat, internationally-renowned institution, her confidence and emotional fortitude are tested by a beautifu...

Drama

Directed By: Sarah Adina Smith

Written By: A.K. Small, Sarah Adina Smith

2021
R
Amazon Prime Video
1 h 53 m

2021
R
Amazon Prime Video
1 h 53 m

Birds of Paradise

Name: Birds of Paradise
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-09-24
Duration: 1 min 53 s
Rating: 57
Cast: Diana Silvers, Kristine Froseth, Jacqueline Bisset, Osiel Gouneo, Daniel Camargo

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

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Directed By: Sarah Adina Smith

Written By: A.K. Small, Sarah Adina Smith

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Variety

Sep 23, 2021

As Birds of Paradise reveals its (admittedly predictable) secrets one by one, it does so with style and a merited sense of confidence so assertively that even the biggest skeptics of the genre might pause before dismissing it as just another slight YA entry.

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Los Angeles Times

Sep 23, 2021

Seth’s cinematography is stunning, meeting the mood of each contrasting moment but set within a cohesive look that gives the film a dreamy, unreal quality.

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

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Sep 27, 2021

While the film’s more artistic sequences feel out of place and not entirely thought through, Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseths’ performances make the ballet dram compelling, though not entirely en pointe.

By Lauren J. Coates FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Sep 24, 2021

Birds of Paradise, then, settles into a weird, slightly unsettling middle-ground – beautiful yet hollow, intriguing yet distanced, skillfully performed without much of a beating heart. Like its principal dancers, its a portrait of contrasts, though the friction here doesn’t generate much heat.

By Adrian Horton FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 27, 2021

Shaheen Seth’s libidinous, compelling cinematography beautifully complements Nora Takacs Ekberg’s lush “haunted dollhouse” production design. But while Birds of Paradise is a worthy sensory experience, the visual and aural pleasures are not enough to sustain the tension.

By Robyn Bahr FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Sep 23, 2021

The dance sequences, what few there are, have more daring to them than the plot of the picture. The back-stabbing and bonding and breaking down are all so tame that you wonder why they bothered.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 22, 2021

Birds of Paradise lacks the nuance and finesse needed for its story to really take flight.

By Derek Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Amazon Studios, Anonymous Content, Big Indie Pictures, Everything Is Everything

Release Date Sep 24, 2021

Duration 1 h 53 m

Rating R

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Website https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ballet-drama-birds-of-paradise-underway-at-amazon-studios-from-director-sarah-adina-smith-exclusive-1203500976/

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Diana Silvers

Kate Sanders

Kristine Froseth

Marine Elise Durand

Jacqueline Bisset

Madame Brunelle, academy headmistress

Osiel Gouneo

Benjamin, dancer and choreographer

Daniel Camargo

Felipe, dancer

Solomon Golding

Luc, dancer

Eva Lomby

Gia

Alice Dardenne

Claire

Didier Flamand

Francis Chevalier

Stav Strashko

Valentine Louvet

Gaétan Vermeulen

Jean Paul

Toby Huss

Scott Sanders

Nassim Lyes

Jamal, drummer

Igone de Jongh

Sarah Barinelli

Maddie Green

Isabelle

Caroline Goodall

Celine, Marine's mother

Roger Barclay

Lucien, Marine's father

Béla Unger

Hugo

Glauber Lucas Mendes Silva

Roman

Hélène Cardona

Parisian Ballet Teacher

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