STRANGE AGE

L'AGE ETRANGE

Documentary,

France

2025

Runtime, min

STRANGE AGE is a window on today's youth. The documentary follows the journey of 13 young dancers enrolled in the contemporary dance training Coline, directed for 28 years by Bernadette Tripier. The documentary reveals the behind the scenes of creation, through the pieces of renowned choreographers such as Dominique Bagouet, Alban Richard, Thomas Lebrun, Joanne Leighton, etc. We will follow the students in this creative process - in dance studios, theater dressing rooms, bistros, a vacant lot, a minibus - testifying to their daily lives crossed by desires, doubts, frustrations, joys that undeniably participate in their construction on the professional but especially personal level. These images are coupled with interviews of former students from previous classes (since 1996), who tell the story of Coline and question the transmission of an indirectly sensitive and ephemeral art. Finally, unpublished archive images from this period are intertwined, creating a parallel between two generations, two eras, two youths who share the same passion: the art of movement. The film aims to convey the beauty and intoxication of dance, leaving a prominent place to purely choreographic moments (captures of shows and outdoor performances), where aesthetics take precedence over narration and invites the viewer to taste the pleasure of dancing.

Director:

Fu Le

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REVIEWS:

A very interesting film! Educational and inspiring. It is so great that the life and development of contemporary dance continues in the present time. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

So much energy! I loved seeing the raw process: the rehearsals, the mistakes, the laughter in the dressing rooms. It’s a very human film. The choreographies by Dominique Bagouet and others are challenging, and it's inspiring to see these kids tackle them with such ferocity.

Sophia Martinez

The mix of old VHS archives with the crisp new footage creates a touching dialogue between the past and the present.

Victor Perry

You can feel the energy of these young people bursting through the screen. It made me miss my own days as a student. It is not just about dance; it is about learning how to be an adult in a creative world.

Rosa Alvarez Garcia

Inspirational opening sequence. Beautiful choreography, performed well and excellent camera work. Second favorite film, overall!

Lena Armstrong-Strober

Visually stunning. The outdoor performance scenes are pure joy.

Humberto Vázquez

A beautiful and necessary tribute

Gabriel Roy

Fascinating structure. Instead of a standard talking heads documentary, it focuses on the movement and the mundane moments, like the frantic search for cotton swabs before a show! It feels very authentic. The editing weaves the timeline together seamlessly, showing that while fashion changes, the sweat and passion of the dancer remain the same.

William Brown

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