What seems like a complicated, soap-operesque plot, unfolds in a surprisingly organic manner, due to the outstanding script. Every character is intelligently drawn and played with subtlety and respect by this superb ensemble of actors.
For anyone interested in the history of theatre or dance, this film is a must. A classic bio-pic, it manages to be much more. A portrait of an extraordinary woman and an extraordinary time, this is tense, passionate and riveting cinema.
The Béliers are a salt-of-the-Earth farming family. They are all deaf except young Paula who finds her voice in a choir & is invited to study singing in Paris.