Drama

Birds of Paradise

Drama

Two girls at an elite Parisian ballet academy have their bond and bodies tested as they compete for a contract to join the company of the Opéra national de Paris.

Year

2021

Duration

1h 53m

IMDb

5.9

Trailer

Cast

Sarah Adina Smith

Director

Diana Silvers

Kate Sanders

Kristine Froseth

Marine Elise Durand

Jacqueline Bisset

Madame Brunelle

Toby Huss

Scott Sanders

Daniel Camargo

Felipe

Solomon Golding

Luc

Eva Lomby

Gia

Alice Dardenne

Claire

Didier Flamand

Francis Chevalier

Stav Strashko

Valentine Louvet

GV

Gaétan Vermeulen

Jean Paul

OG

Osiel Gouneo

Benjamin

Nassim Lyes

Jamal

ID

Igone de Jongh

Sarah Barinelli

MG

Maddie Green

Isabelle

Caroline Goodall

Celine Durand

Roger Barclay

Lucien Durand

BU

Béla Unger

Hugo

AS

A.K. Small

Writer

Sarah Adina Smith

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

Cute catFeb 15, 2023

The strongest part of Birds of Paradise is for sure the visual quality. Sadly, the story rides on every cliche regarding ballet I can think of (relationship drama, sex, drugs, total over the board resentment and competition, rich parents being emotional wrecks and evil entities, maestros with a notion to sadism, and I could go on and on). I just wondered the whole time when the girls (and boys) got time to do their study and training - remember, the setting is an elite dancer school. Also the questions between being an artist or following the rule of traditional classic dance is the wrong question - if I want to paint a piece in the style of Rembrandt I can't do action painting techniques - modern dance, classic dance, freestyle, whatever, it's up to you to chose the path you want to follow. I watched a few documentaries on the matter of elite ballet schools and groups and I did not get the impression that those dancers or teachers were maniacs, drug addicts and so on. Anyway, acting is good and the cinematography did hold my attention, was a real pleasure - last but not least, a better crafted and less stereotyped plot, and Birds of Paradise could have been a really good movie. Verdict: compared to Black Swan it is obvious that Birds of Paradise lacks of depth and originality story-wise. Exact rate: 5 + 1 bonus for the visuals only.

glow princessFeb 15, 2023

I was instantly sucked in and captivated every moment. The scenes in this are absolutely gorgeous also, ahh such a good job!!

TheiconesthyFeb 15, 2023

Being a dancer growing up, I enjoy ballet movies if they are done somewhat descent. Unfortunately this is not one! At the beginning, as a movie nut I thought ok at least this is entertaining right? And that was pretty much the highlight of the movie the first time the main characters goes to the club. You can tell this is kinda low budget, not the worst low budget but you can tell more and more as the movie progresses. Characters are not developed, story plot is weak, and lots of bad acting. They want to be too many things- horror, drama, a little bit of sci-fi, a ballet movie... they got a tiny bit of everything but not enough of anything. It's unfortunate... it's best describe as a not funny version of Mean girls with tutu, sex and drugs(ok I might've just made it sound way better than it really is!)

🧿Feb 15, 2023

The story of the film, although great, could have been better ... I really liked the soundtrack ... Of the 2021 drama movies I saw, this was the best ... thank you.

Asha hopeFeb 15, 2023

Considering the amount of fodder on Prime video, I was expecting mostly filler and there was a point where I asked myself what the movie was actually supposed to be about? And did it rise above that and finally mean anything? No, it didn't, but I watched it all the way through and kept on hoping for something bigger and deeper, which is all you can ask for, even though you don't necessarily get it. Beautiful people, not too cheesy, some pretty good acting, a few good songs and mostly great presentation. The film didn't try too hard and I liked it for its simplicity and eroticism and for not handing everything out on a plate. An entertaining watch that failed to hit major highs because the core story just isn't strong enough, but still classy and subtle enough to maintain a steady 7/10.

William Last KRMFeb 15, 2023

Direct hit for Amazon Studios! Great story, great actors, wonderful pictures, great score.

userShiv KumarFeb 15, 2023

A really enjoyable film. I watched it and then watched again the next night just for the dialogue. Really well executed. Cool soundtrack too.

الدحمشي 👻Feb 15, 2023

The story of this movie does not exist, there are some moments of astonishment but nothing more. There is no story to follow, there is nothing to rely on to make a plot twist, turning them into moments of wonder, which cause curiosity and are the highlight of the script. There is never a development of each character, there are many characters that end up discarding and the end is left to interpretation. However, there are things to highlight such as the performances, especially that of Kristine Froseth, the choreography and the coordination are good. It's a shame that the talent of those involved is wasted by a script so lazy and boring that it says absolutely nothing.

@I_m Phatbintou🇬🇲🤍Feb 15, 2023

This film was amazing. I knew it from the trailer as Kristine Froseth is a wonderful actress and so is her up and coming co-star Diana Silvers. Both very beautiful girls, although Kristine was a more belieavble ballerina due to her figure, height, grace etc. I enjoyed every moment...it's tense! Jacqueline Bisset gave a strong performance as usual and without saying too much, you can compare it to the masterpiece that was 'Black Swan' but on steroids. It is very seductive, beautiful cinematography and sometimes good choreography but most of all and surprisingly, the ending is unpredictable. Simply put the finale is perfect.

Tik TokerFeb 15, 2023

This movie starts out promising, but from "save the last dance" to "black swan", it will remind you of all those scenes, some so alike it's not even funny. The cast is bland, the acting is bland, there are no great dance scenes as they are almost poorly filmed or cut. The end kinda saves it, and so does the contrived friendship between the two main portagonists, but that's about it. Watchable.