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Dreya Weber, Addie Yungmee, Allison Mackie, David De Simone, Mam Smith ... see more see more... , Amy Lemons , Andrew Ableson , Fred Ornstein , John Lee Ames , Maggie Mellin , Tricia Small , Ronald Drewes , Paul A. Hicks , Tony Horton

A down-and-out gymnast receives a second chance at success and happiness in the debut feature from director Ned Farr. After being sidelined by an injury, Jane (Dreya Weber) settles into an unfulfillin... read more read more...g life. But when she teams with Serena (Addie Yungmee) for an aerial gymnastics act, Jane gets a new opportunity to perform. Along the way, an unexpected attraction develops between the two women. The Gymnast won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award at the 2006 L.A. Outfest and received honors at a number of other gay and lesbian film festivals. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Ned Farr

Release Date: April 11, 2006

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DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007

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  • gator681
    July 2, 2008
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]In "The Gymnast," Jane(Dreya Weber) is a 43-year old masseuse who is hoping to get pregnant to invigorate her loveless marriage, while weaning herself off antidepressants. A chance meeting with Nicole(Mam Smith) leads to a unique opportunity to put her skill... read mores to use as an aerial acrobat alongside a younger dancer, Serena(Addie Yungmee).(Even though Jane is decades removed from her prime as a star gymnast, she is in such good shape that it is frankly annoying.) Even after Nicole has to leave for a family emergency, Jane and Serena decide to stay with the program...[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"The Gymnast" is an engaging movie with relaxed performances that does more than a capable job of balancing its endearing story with the spectacle of the acrobatics, while smoothing over the predictable elements and most importantly not giving into the temptation of exploitation. However, it does end on a rather bizarre note. Basically, the movie is about how there is more to a woman's life than just being the good wife and the good mother, especially if it involves finding fulfillment in doing what she enjoys the most.[/font]
  • InaHH
    October 22, 2007
    InaHH
    Graceful, beautiful and quiet would be the first things to come to mind to say about this. But then unfortunately it is also ever so slightly shallow in its characterizations, lacks chemistry between the leads and relies too much on the amazing aerial acts. I was drawn in neverth... read moreeless, so it gets a good 3 stars - but I might be giving the benefit of the doubt here. I will rewatch it on DVD to form a final opinion on it, as my expectations of this were probably too high.
  • dhsmeg88
    August 8, 2007
    dhsmeg88
    This was much better than I thought it would be. Beautiful story, and the plot had a lot of depth. I really enjoyed it, and I thought it was very well done.
  • jsmcmull
    August 2, 2007
    jsmcmull
    This movie was great. I decided to see it on a whim at the Hippodrome in Gainesville, and I could not have been more pleased with it. Such a great story of really finding one's self and the life one wants to live. If you ever get the chance to see this, do.
  • tiny160
    March 26, 2007
    tiny160
    I absolutely adored this movie. Finally something that portrays a woman who just happens to fall in love with another woman and rejects all labels. Dreya Weber is amazing.

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