The Company

The Company (2003)

Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.

Date of release
2003-12-25
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (124)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Romance, Music, Drama
Director
Robert Altman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Chicago

The Company is a 2003 American drama film directed by Robert Altman with a screenplay by Barbara Turner from a story by Turner and star and co-producer Neve Campbell. The film also stars Malcolm McDowell and James Franco, and is set in the company of the Joffrey Ballet.

Production

The Company was an idea of Campbell's for a long time—she began her career as a ballet dancer, having been a student at Canada's National Ballet School. Altman was initially reluctant to direct the film, reportedly remarking, "Barbara, I read your script and I don't get it. I don't understand. I don't know what it is. I'm just the wrong guy for this." The director eventually relented, and The Company turned out to be his penultimate film.

Dance lighting for the Joffrey Ballet portions was composed by the dance lighting designer Kevin Dreyer.

Excerpts of the following dance pieces are included in the film:

Alwin Nikolais's "Tensile Involvement" (opening piece, with ensemble bound by elastic)

Gerald Arpino's "Light Rain", "Suite Saint-Saëns", and "Trinity"

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