La bailarina

Brief Encounter without the stiff upper lip. A writer and his ballet-instructor wife have quietly circled a long-simmering marital crisis. The arrival of a catalyst forces the couple to finally reckon with the state of their union. A minor key study of mid-century resignation.

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Mikio Naruse directed La bailarina in 1951. See Mikio Naruse's full filmography, where to start with Mikio Naruse, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mikio Naruse.

La bailarina was released in 1951 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 85 minutes.