Directed by:
Arthur Allan SeidelmanScreenplay:
Richard AlfieriComposer:
Atti PacsayCast:
Gena Rowlands, Cheyenne Jackson, Julian Sands, Jacki Weaver, Rita Moreno, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Anthony ZerbePlots(1)
Cheyenne Jackson co-stars as Michael Minetti, the 30-year-old teacher who is assigned to Lily after she calls to request private lessons from Cunard's Dance Studio. Cunard (Julian Sands) has the best-looking staff of any dance studio in the state. Frustrated that his Broadway career has been reduced to teaching old ladies to dance, Michael is ornery and disrespectful when he arrives at Lily's spacious, ocean-view apartment for her first lesson. Tempers quickly flare and Lily orders him out. Michael knows he was out of line, and really needing the work, swallows his pride and asks Lily for a second chance. Surprisingly, she says yes. At first, Lily and Michael see each as stereotypes – a conservative, judgmental older woman and an immoral, untrustworthy scam artist. But as they work their way through the dances – the Swing, Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, and Contemporary Dance – and get to know each other, Lily and Michael discover how far from the truth their initial impressions actually were. Their trust and respect grows, and by the final lesson, Lily shares with Michael her most closely guarded secret and he shares with her his greatest gifts, his loyalty and compassion. (Dada Films)
(more)Cast
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
Cheyenne Jackson
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
Julian Sands
UK
Best movies:
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Keeper (2018)
Jacki Weaver
Australia
Best movies:
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Bird Box (2018)
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
West Side Story (1961)
The King and I (1956)
Kathleen Rose Perkins
USA
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
The Island (2005)
A Short History of Decay (2014)
Anthony Zerbe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)