Saint Vitus Dance

I saw Saint Vitus Dance at a movie theatre in Augsburg, Germany and loved its message, that when you work very hard towards a goal and don't reach it and your life is messed up, there can be a higher force, call it imagination, poetry or in this case a patron saint who dances. Frey Faust, who plays the role of Saint Vitus has tremendous power and beauty as a performer and so does Ms. Hettinger. Together their chemistry is beautiful. There is a great soundtrack with a mix of Latin music, a tango type of song and some other great saxophone pieces. The great mix of wonderful music, dance, city images with running feet make for a magical little film. There also were some comedic elements during a broom dance.After the screening I found myself wishing I could see it again.

I got to see the short film "Saint VItus Dance' at a screening in Manhattan recently and was touched by it's beauty and humanity. Good editing and nicely directed. This is a lyrical piece with humor and enchanting dance sequences. I loved Frey Faust as "Saint Vitus", an amazing dancer with a face that reminds me of Jean Louis Barrault, the great mime and artist. It's a simple story. A dancer tries to get to a dance audition in Manhattan, the 'job of her dreams' in some Broadway show, and as the clock is ticking, she doesn't make it. But what happens then shows, how our own imagination or capacity for dreaming can make the worst disappointing moment peaceful and beautiful. Shakespeare said something about it "To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub." We're all dreamers, and "Saint Vitus Dance" is a beautiful dream in the end. I wish there were more venues where one could see films like that. I'm looking forward to Ms. Hettinger's next film.