Ask anyone their favourite dancefloor scene in film history, and you’ll get any number of answers in return, from Napoleon Dynamite’s awkward prom dance to Alphaville’s Forever Young, to the terrifying undead disco that closes out Carnival of Souls, to the flamboyant New Year’s Eve party that sets the stage for an argument in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. It’s a testament to the variety of dance scenes committed to the silver screen, and the way writers and directors often use these scenes as a lynchpin for larger relationships and themes.
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