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7.2/10   334 votes
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Director:
Sherman Alexie
Writer (WGA):
Sherman Alexie (written by)
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Plot:
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins more
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A beautiful profound movie with a truly powerful and subtle ending more (12 total)

Cast

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Evan Adams ... Seymour Polatkin
Michelle St. John ... Agnes Roth
Gene Tagaban ... Aristotle Joseph
Swil Kanim ... Mouse
Rebecca Carroll ... The Interviewer
Cynthia Geary ... Teresa

Leo Rossi ... Mr. Williams
Kevin Phillip ... Steven
Elaine Miles ... Kim
Arthur Tulee ... Junior One
Jim Boyd ... Junior Two
Jennifer Kreisberg ... Salmon Girl
Ron Otis ... White Motorist

William Joseph Elk III ... Tavern Father
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Vashon Island, Washington, USA
Company:
FallsApart Productions more

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Aristotle Joseph: To thy own self be true. more

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A beautiful profound movie with a truly powerful and subtle ending, 24 March 2004
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Author: George Johnson (leengeo) from Saint Paul, Minnesota

I was impressed with "The Business of Fancydancing. " I thought it was very well made, with beautiful cinematography, excellent development of several believable key characters and a sensitive treatment of a tragic but important personal story with profound socal implications. The movie was complemented with a wonderful soundtrack and the juxtaposition of conflicting styles of music that helped to tell this paradoxical story. The ending was particularly poignant and extremely well done. Certain plot subtleties and finely nuanced multi-layered scences were evident during my second viewing. It offered moments of exquisite irony and heartfelt soul-searching. It was an intelligent treatment of the interaction of several layers of delicate personal issues. I was deeply moved by this film.

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