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7 October 1992 (France) moreTagline:
They come from everywhere to challenge their fate...Plot:
A mysterious man, Suba, gets himself a job at a fencing academy, and as he learns the way of the students... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Pointless? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | F. Murray Abraham | ... | Maximilian 'Max' Suba |
 | Eric Roberts | ... | Alexander Villard |
 | Mia Sara | ... | Erin Clavelli |
 | Christopher Rydell | ... | Jim Trebor |
| Elaine Kagan | ... | Rachel |
 | Brett Cullen | ... | Danny Gallagher |
 | Doug Wert | ... | Hobbs |
| Sherry Hursey | ... | Tanos |
| Stoney Jackson | ... | Johnson |
 | Caroline Barclay | ... | Tatiana |
| Peter Cohl | ... | Calder |
 | Stephen Polk | ... | Williams |
| Ennalls Berl | ... | Dana |
| Dharvi Darrell | ... | Landlady |
| Eve Kagan | ... | Daughter |
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Fencing Student: You never taught me that!Alexander Villard: You can't teach surprise.
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There is exactly one group of people who will watch this film more than once: fencers. And even we wince. So much of this story is anathema to *everything* fencers hold dear: honor, romance and SAFETY!
No maestro worth the name would encourage any kind of deliberate roughness such as is exhibited in BtS.
Neither would anyone imagine a choreographed dance routine with pirouettes. THE HORROR!
But beneath the ugly scum of detail, there *is* a story...who is Suba (excellently underplayed by F. Murray Abraham), and why does he come to the Maestro's studio? Why does he think he can teach fencing? Oh, and we get to see the lovely Mia Sara in a tight fencing uniform, a small bonus.
It's not the best film, no. It's far from the worst. Do not expect to see real Olympic style fencing; for that, go to the next competition nearest you!