Strictly Ballroom (1992) – 4K

Beautifully restored in 4K by the NFSA

See the feature debut from celebrated Australian director Baz Luhrmann (Elvis), now presented in a glorious new 4K restoration by the National Film and Sound Archive of Austalia to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckling who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"

Rating

PG

Duration

94 min

Cast

Barry Otto, Tara Morice, Paul Mercurio, Bill Hunter, Gia Carides, Pat Thomson, Peter Whitford

Director

Baz Luhrmann