Based on AK Small's book 'BrightBurning Stars', director Sarah Adina
Smith's Birds of Paradise is set in the cutthroat world of a prestigious
French ballet school. There two American students (Diana Silvers, Kristine Froseth) form an uneasy alliance as they strive
to be selected for the Opéra national de Paris. Jacqueline Bisset also stars.
Birds of Paradise is on Amazon Prime Video from September 24th.
Check out the trailer and a pair of posters below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
