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First Look: Shall We Dance?
Release Date: October 15, 2004
Distributor: Miramax Films
Film Genre: Romantic Comedy
Country: United States
Director: Peter Chelsom
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon,
Stanley Tucci, Bobby Canavale, Nick Cannon, Richard Jenkins, Mya,
Lisa Ann Walter, Deborah Yates
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Synopsis:
Based on the original 1996 Japanese feature film, Richard Gere
stars as John Clark, a man with a wonderful job, charming wife
(Susan Sarandon) and loving family, who nevertheless feels that
something is missing as he makes his way every day through the
city. Each evening on his commute home, John sees an entrancing
young teacher (Jennifer Lopez) staring with a lost expression
through the window of a dance studio. Haunted by her gaze, John
impulsively jumps off the train one night, and signs up for dance
lessons hoping to meet her. At first, it seems like a mistake.
His teacher turns out to be not Paulina, but the older Miss Mitzi
(Anita Gillette), and John proves just as clumsy as his equally
clueless classmates on the dance-floor. Even worse, when he does
meet Paulina, she icily tells John she hopes he has come to the
studio to seriously study dance and not to look for a date. But,
as his lessons continue, John discovers that his attraction to
Paulina pales in comparison to the invigorating effects of falling
in love with dancing. Now, keeping his new obsession from family
and co-workers, John feverishly trains for Chicago's biggest dance
competition. His friendship with Paulina blossoms, as his enthusiasm
rekindles her own lost passion for dance. But the more time John
spends away from home, the more his wife becomes suspicious until
she hires a private detective to uncover a possible affair. With
his secret about to be revealed, John will have to do some fancy
footwork to keep his dream going and realize what it is he really
yearns for.
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