
An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's... (Full plot summary below)
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An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
Leave your thoughts about The Company.
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonIt is sheer brilliance and testament to the vitality of an old master. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLike many Altman movies, this is less a dramatic story to follow than an atmospheric environment to visit. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorRobert Altman's surpassingly beautiful ballet movie feels lighter than air -- but in fact it's the great director's most tender and memorable film in years. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA funny valentine by an old master, woos us into the dance. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhy did it take me so long to see what was right there in front of my face -- that The Company is the closest that Robert Altman has come to making an autobiographical film? |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversAltman, showing the ardor and assurance of a master, pulls us into his film with seductive power. You won't want to miss a thing. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowDirector and dancers catch the audience up in a web of imagination. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe key to The Company is the quiet, focused rapture of Neve Campbell, who formally trained in ballet and performed all of her on-screen dances. The tranquil delight she takes in her body becomes its own eloquent form of acting. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA wonderfully vivid and engaging theatrical experience. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyRobert Altman takes an elegant, appealingly unemphatic look at the world of ballet. |