The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro
1992 · 8 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 590 VOTES · DIR. Patrice Leconte
Overview
Probably no one in the public listening to the orchestra's rendition of Ravel's Bolero notices him but the drummer is a regular hero. For, although his mind is assailed by loads of unsettling thoughts and worries, he tries to keep the rhythm at any cost. He knows all too well that he falls out of time only once all the magic of the piece will vanish.
Dialogue Timeline — 130 lines
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00:00:09 The idea of this short film came a long time ago.
00:00:36 about the drummer - a modern time hero to me -
00:01:03 gets distracted.
00:01:24 l worked with a real orchestra.
00:01:43 as l could have kept the side drum and the sticks on screen.
00:02:04 What's really funny
00:02:22 but has his own thoughts and worries in mind.
00:02:48 The Bolero goes on and on. it's excruciating.
00:03:13 but is subjected to the Bolero.
00:03:31 he must pass through that ordeal.
00:03:50 But l didn't find the time. the courage.
00:04:05 and he would show it at Cannes.
00:04:28 and the drummer is surrounded by all the drums.
00:04:49 What's funny is that we needed a full orchestra to shoot that shot.
00:05:10 but he manages to express so much
00:05:35 he looks to the side at the girls who beat louder and louder.
00:05:53 Maybe his life is hell. and when he plays on stage.
00:06:13 This is the end of his struggle. of his suffering.
00:06:40 lt is moving and pathetic.
00:06:55 is something that l simply love.
00:07:13 Because the film was a single shot.
00:07:37 This is the end.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed130
Dialogue density16.3 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:07:37
Production Record
DirectorPatrice Leconte
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes590