| Dance Me to My Song | |
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| Directed by | Rolf de Heer |
| Written by | Rolf de Heer Heather Rose Frederick Stahl |
| Produced by | Rolf de Heer |
| Starring | Heather Rose Joey Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Tony Clark |
| Edited by | Tania Nehme |
| Music by | Graham Tardif |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dance Me to My Song is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer about a woman with cerebral palsy who is abused by a professional carer but then manages to seduce her boyfriend. The film was conceived by Heather Rose, who had cerebral palsy in real life and played the lead role herself. She intended the film to be "hot and sexy... not just another soppy disability film". [1] The villain was played by Joey Kennedy.
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The film was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [2] A documentary was made entitled Heather Rose Goes to Cannes that followed Rose's journey from living alone in Adelaide to attending the festival with her film in competition. [3]
The film grossed $175,138 at the box office in Australia. [4] Roger Ebert described the film as one where "the human will and spirit overwhelm you". [5] David Stratton describes the film as "a warm, positive, affirmation of life". [6] An article in Australian Feminist Studies discusses the film in the genre of women's films. [7]
Rose passed away in 2002. [8]
