' Black Swan' makes us think about the ultimate relationship between actors and dance

What is the masterpiece of "dance double" that is not stunt double?

There was a work that featured a dancer as the main character, and this "double" created a lot of attention. It's 1983's Flashdance . Taking advantage of the dance boom of the time, the film also featured many music video-like images that were different from previous films. It became a representative work of 1980s culture and became an unprecedented hit for a dance film. A story about the heroine Alex, who works as a welder, as she works toward her dream of becoming a professional dancer.

Jennifer Beals, who was virtually unknown, was chosen to play the lead role. This point is very different from Natalie Portman, who was already a star in ``Black Swan.'' Everyone assumed that Jennifer's appearance was the birth of a beautiful star who could dance.

Alex's unique dance techniques are captured in the footage in the famous climax audition and in the middle scene where she dances on a bar stage. The fact that dance doubles were used for most of the film became widely known just before its release, shocking movie fans (though if you watch it closely, the doubles are obvious...).

Dancer Marine Jahan served as Jennifer's main double. In addition, a total of three dancers, including a man, were assigned double duty for the acrobatic part, creating a famous scene that will go down in the history of dance movies. At the time, Jahan received sympathy from movie fans as a Kagemusha dancer. That's because ``Flashdance'' was a huge success, and Jahan was cast in the role of a dancer whose face was clearly recognizable in ` `Streets of Fire, '' which was made the following year, and captivated the audience with his intense dancing. did.

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