Flashdance

Flashdance is a 1983 musical/romance film written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Adrian Lyne. It stars Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri.

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1983 - Musical - Romance film - Joe Eszterhas - Adrian Lyne - Jennifer Beals - Michael Nouri

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The movie tells the story of blue-collar worker Alexandra Owens (Beals). She works as a dancer in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar at night, and in a construction site as a welder during the day, but dreams of joining an upscale dancing school.

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Blue-collar worker - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Some consider the film a 1980s Hollywood classic, a view not shared by Roger Ebert. It is famous for its dancing, particularly by the protagonist Alex (portrayed while dancing by Marine Jahan and several others, including a young male in some of the breakdancing moves).

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1980s - Hollywood - View not shared by Roger Ebert - Marine Jahan

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Its soundtrack includes Giorgio Moroder's Oscar winning hit Flashdance... What a Feeling (sung by Irene Cara), as well as other hits, such as Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky's Maniac. The film is not a musical in the traditional sense, in that the characters do not break into song as part of the story's diegesis, however the music is a vital component of the film. Many of the dance/musical sequences, several of which are part of Alex's bar job, are presented in the form of music videos.

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Giorgio Moroder - Oscar winning hit - Irene Cara - Michael Sembello - Dennis Matkosky

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