Three men vie for a pretty young lady in a small Spanish port town: The boss of a dance hall who encourages her aspirations at performing, a married fisherman, and that man's unmarried younger brother..
If you love dusty, sweaty old dramas where everyone makes the worst possible choices, Maison de danses is absolutely worth a look. Melodrama fans will eat this up, but anyone expecting a slick, fast-paced romance will probably turn it off after ten minutes. 😴The whole plot is basically three guys circling around Estre...
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"If you love dusty, sweaty old dramas where everyone makes the worst possible choices, Maison de danses is absolutely worth a look. Melodrama fans will eat this up, but anyone expecting a slick, fast-paced romance will probably turn it off after ten minutes. 😴The whole plot is basically three guys circling around Estrella, a pretty dancer in a Spanish port town. She just wants to dance, but these men are determined to make it all about them.First you got the dance hall boss who pretends to help ..."
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