The stars of the iconic 2000 film talk unseen storylines and it's impact on pop culture.
It delivered camp—if GIFS were popular methods of communication at the time, Maureen and Eva’s lines would surely be regular fixtures on social media timelines—and incredible ballet sequences. It also bluntly unearthed the harsh reality of the artistic world: That most hopefuls won’t make it professionally.
While Eva acted as though she didn't care that much about ballet, Maureen cared about nothing else. The character battled bulimia, her own unachievable standard, and her emotionally abusive stage mom. Maureen found herself an outcast and became resentful of her assumed future, leading to a realization that her commitment to ballet had limited her life experiences and stripped her of joy.
“[Eva and her brother] had a bunch of scenes together,” recalls Schull. In the script,"he dies midway through the movie, and it sort of puts Eva's whole life into perspective, and she wonders what... whether she wants to continue dancing,” recalls Schull. But the actress thinks the movie would have taken a “very different turn” if Victor's storylines were included and would have made it “nine hours long.
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