Ready for another “ballet is hard” movie? The new movie Birds of Paradise follows two young women competing for a coveted position in the Paris Opera dancers. It is set to begin streaming on Amazon Video September 24, 2021. Birds of Paradise is based on the book Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small. It stars Diana Silvers, Kristine Froseth, and Jacqueline Bisset.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Kate Sanders is an ambitious and gifted, if tomboyish, aspiring ballerina from Virginia who, because of her low-income status, is given a scholarship to attend a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France. Upon arriving at the cutthroat, internationally-renowned institution, her confidence and emotional fortitude are tested by a beautiful, mysterious fellow dancer, Marine Durand, who recently lost her brother (and dance partner) to suicide. While confrontational at first, Kate and Marine’s relationship evolves into an emotionally-charged, competitive union beset by lies, sexual awakening and, ultimately, emotional breakthrough as they risk everything to win the school’s ultimate prize: a contract to join the Opéra national de Paris.
