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Rumba

2008 · 1h 17m · N/A Comedy, Drama
Directed by Dominique Abel , Fiona Gordon , Bruno Romy

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Overview

Teachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin Dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident and see their lives turn upside down. Rumba or how optimism and humour can overcome fatality!

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All reviews
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The story plays out with an absolute minimum of dialogue, and the visual gags are highly inventive. In a comedy market dominated by crudity, sarcasm, and smug pop-culture references, laughs this pure hit like lightning.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten

It's not terrifically funny, but then how could it be? The influence of Jacques Tati abides in the material, without his sunniness.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

This charming, affectionately crafted and gleefully unfashionable comic miniature from writing/directing troupe Abel, Gordon and Romy slips down a treat.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh

* If you've ever laughed at and revelled in the films of Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd or Jacques Tati, then Rumba will seem a delightful blast from the silent past.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

A near-silent Belgian farce about a married pair of competitive Latin dancers whose lives go badly but amusingly awry, Rumba features plenty of fancy footwork.

Jason Anderson, Toronto Star

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