Danza lenta en la gran ciudad (1978) Online
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Paul Sorvino | - | Lou Friedlander | |
Anne Ditchburn | - | Sarah Gantz | |
Nicolas Coster | - | David Fillmore | |
Anita Dangler | - | Franny | |
Thaao Penghlis | - | Christopher | |
Linda Selman | - | Barbara Bass | |
Héctor Mercado | - | Roger Lucas (as Héctor Jaime Mercado) | |
Dick Carballo | - | George Washington Monero | |
Jack Ramage | - | Doctor Foster | |
Adam Gifford | - | Marty Olivera (as G. Adam Gifford) | |
Brenda K. Starr | - | Punk (as Brenda Joy Kaplan) | |
Daniel Faraldo | - | T.C. Olivera | |
Michael Gorrin | - | Lester Edelman | |
Tara Mitton | - | Diana | |
Matt Russo | - | Jeck Guffy |
The character of reporter Lou Friedlander was inspired by writer and real life reporter Jimmy Breslin.
This was the first film that director 'John G Avildsen' directed after his Academy Award Best Picture winning Рокки (1976). Publicity for the picture described it as "Рокки (1976) on points" and "A female Рокки (1976)".
The movie has never been released on DVD or home-video.
Dustin Hoffman was interested in playing the role of Lou Friedlander but could only work on the film by way of his First Artists company.
The movie was filmed entirely on location in New York City.
Producer Michael Levee first became aware of this project when Levee was executive vice-president at Rastar. When Levee left Ray Stark's company, Levee was determined to make this film his first solo production.
To cast the role of ballerina Sarah Gantz, a months long casting call was conducted across the USA where around 400 dancers and actresses were tested. But none of these were successful and the deadline approached for the start of principal photography. Then on a tour by the National Ballet of Canada performing at New York's Opera House, dancer Anne Ditchburn was discovered. She was invited in to read and won the part.
Debut theatrical feature film of dancer-actress Anne Ditchburn.
The production shoot for this picture ran for eight weeks.
Second of two films that actor Paul Sorvino and director 'John G Avildsen' collaborated on. The first was Cry Uncle (1971) around seven years earlier.
The film's finale dance sequence was called "Visions of the Forest".
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