"A life lived in fear is a life half lived"

"From Baz Luhrmann - the director of the award-winning hits Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge! - comes Strictly Ballroom... the hilariously funny romantic comedy that's sure to leave you laughing, cheering and feeling great! It's the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules, and his ugly duckling dancing partner. Together they make their dreams come true! Now celebrating its glorious 10th Anniversary - you're sure to enjoy this exhaustively funny comedy as it dances and soars its way straight into your heart."
- from the Red Curtain Trilogy Strictly Ballroom DVD cover.

Baz Luhrmann launched his cinematic career with the 1992 film, Strictly Ballroom, a romantic comedy centred around the world of competitive ballroom dancing in Australia. The movie was an adaptation of an original, thirty minute play of the same name that was devised and directed by Luhrmann and first staged in 1986. At the end of 1988, Luhrmann was approached by producer Tristram Miall to transform his play into a movie. What resulted was Luhrmann's first film, and what would become the first installment of his Red Curtain Trilogy. Both the play and movie are based on characters that Luhrmann could relate to through his own experiences as a ballroom dancer during his childhood. This resulted in a highly energetic and entertaining Australian movie featuring colourful costumes, animated characters and a feel-good plot that will leave you smiling.

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