Performance Movies, Movies about Performance

Here we've displayed a list of the best Performance films : An Evening With the Royal Ballet(1964), The Royal Ballet(1960), The Life of Reilly(2006), The Circus(1928), Opening Night(1977), High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet(1989), Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959), Monterey Pop(1969), Genghis Blues(1999), Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2007), Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt(2004), He Who Gets Slapped(1924) ... ...

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An Evening With the Royal Ballet

Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty".

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The Royal Ballet

Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.

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The Life of Reilly

If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony ... See full summary »

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The Circus

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

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Opening Night

A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.

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High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet

Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet

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Jazz on a Summer's Day

The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Monterey Pop

A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.

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Genghis Blues

San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva.

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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.

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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.

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He Who Gets Slapped

A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.

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Walk the Line

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

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Quai des Orfevres

Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in ... See full summary »

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The Double Life of Veronique

Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.

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Wattstax

Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

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Buena Vista Social Club

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.

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Ballets Russes

Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists -- now in their 70s, 80s and 90s -- who gave birth to modern ballet.

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Elvis on Tour

Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.

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Victor/Victoria

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

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The Five Heartbeats

The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.

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It Might Get Loud

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.

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The Greatest Showman

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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Awesome; I F... Shot That!

A live performance shot by audience members at a 2004 Beastie Boys concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Jesus of Montreal

A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself.

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The Next Step Live: The Movie

The film features exclusive footage of the dancers from the series "The Next Step", as they prepared for their first-ever tour in Canada. Also includes live performances and exclusive interviews with cast members.

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See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary

This inspirational documentary follows four deaf entertainers: a comic, drummer, actor and a singer as they attempt to cross over to mainstream audiences. These uniquely talented entertainers overcome great challenges to celebrate success.

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Easter Parade

A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.

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Memoirs of a Geisha

Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

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Bring on the Night

Documents the preparation and rehearsals for Sting's first solo concert, as well as his supporting band's opinions on their leader and his controversial efforts.

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