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Directed by | Peter Del Monte |
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Produced by | Achille Manzotti [1] |
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Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida [1] |
Edited by | Anna Napoli [1] |
Music by | Jürgen Knieper [1] |
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Distributed by | Aristi Associati |
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Running time | 101 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy [1] |
Etoile ( transl. Star) is a 1989 film starring Jennifer Connelly and Gary McCleery. [1] [2]
The American ballerina Claire Hamilton travels to Hungary to join a prestigious ballet school. The school is haunted by the spirit of a ballerina who died in a carriage accident, that possesses Claire.
Following the release of the science fiction film Julia and Julia, director Peter Del Monte followed up the film with another in the fantastique genre. [3] The producer Achille Manzotti provided the director with a cast that included Jennifer Connelly, Gary McCleery and Charles Durning. [3] Filming began in Budapest and Italy in 1988 under the working title of Ballerina. [3] [4]
Etoile was distributed theatrically in Italy by Aristi Associati and released on 17 March 1989. [1] The film was awarded the Critic's Award at the 1990 Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal. [5]
According to Italian critic and historian Roberto Curti, Etoile was "ravaged" by Italian critics. [5] Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated the film appeared to resemble a remake of Dario Argento's Opera "without suspense". [5] [6] [7] Porro commented that the film was "confused and not at all fascinating" declaring it Del Monte's worst film. [5] [6] [7]