''Dance Me to My Song'' is a 1998 Australian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Rolf de Heer Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old.

. It was entered into the

1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo A ...

. The film grossed $175,138 at the box office in Australia. Heather Rose described her intention to make the screenplay "not just another soppy disability film".

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

described the film as one where "the human will and spirit overwhelm you". David Stratton describes the film as "a warm, positive, affirmation of life". An article in ''Australian Feminist Studies'' discusses the film in the genre of women's films.

Cast

John Brumpton John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions. Early life Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1982 with a Bachelor of Surve ...

as Eddie * Danny Cowles as Joe * Catherine Fitzgerald as Dogface * Susie Fraser as Social Worker * Carmel Johnson as Temporary Carer * Joey Kennedy as Madelaine * Phil MacPherson as Trev *

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as Rix * Heather Rose as Julia

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''Dance Me to My Song''
at Oz Movies 1998 films 1998 drama films Australian drama films Films directed by Rolf de Heer Films about people with cerebral palsy 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub