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A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.




















13 April 1943











9 March 1964, Paris, France


20 May 1958, Brzeg, Opolskie, Poland












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August 25, 2018
A celebration of dance, music, and its nuanced protagonist, Polina is emphatically a success.
September 07, 2017
[Polina] is a fine example of visual storytelling.
September 01, 2017
[Polina] often seems on the verge of being interesting but repeatedly retreats into a formless vapidity.
September 22, 2017
Polina is mesmerizing.
August 31, 2017
Stubbornly uninvolving for long stretches, but it can also be stirringly cinematic.
January 12, 2018
The film is interesting enough, especially if dance is your focus.
December 26, 2017
When the film avoids overwrought melodramatics, the dance numbers are in step and rise above its flat story.
January 29, 2018
The main problem with Polina, the movie, is its script that begins following a line and is reconverted along with its protagonist in another... [Full review in Spanish]
March 14, 2018
An excellent Franco-Russian film choice, which will allow you to see beyond the surface of these nations. [Full review in Spanish]
November 04, 2017
This exquisite portrait of a dancer finding her way in the world is vibrant, captivating and engaging.
September 15, 2017
Along comes "Polina" to show how a feature film can depict a dancer's - a human's - journey toward authenticity with sophistication, artistry and love for the art form ...
August 31, 2017
As Polina, Shevstova delivers a performance that feels wonderfully unforced, if that's the right word, in a role that can only be called "driven."