Product Details

• Actors: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz
• Directors: Dominique Abel
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Koch Lorber Films
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002CLKOYW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,392 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Rumba" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Happy couple Fiona (Fiona Gordon) and Dom (Dominique Abel) have a common passion – Latin Dancing. One night, after winning a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident which turns their lives upside down. Although Fiona loses her leg and Dom loses his memory, there’s nothing that can keep them off the dance floor in this darkly hilarious, gag-filled comedy.

Written, produced and performed by L'Iceberg trio Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy.

BONUS FEATURES: Deleted Scenes, Outtakes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review of Rumba, November 17, 2009

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Paul Kao (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a French movie where not a word of French is spoken for the first 18 minutes! Words aren't needed as this very funny film uses sight-gags to make you laugh.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creative, Heart-warming,, December 15, 2009

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Sanjeev Naik (US) - See all my reviews

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I picked up this movie not knowing what to expect. It turned out to be one of the most creative movies I have seen in recent times. It takes slapstick comedy (if you can call it that - I call it art!) to a whole new level. True - it is at-times surreal but the two actors (and the director) handle emotions so well, that even without much dialogue they succeed in keeping you hooked for the entire movie. The director does a fine job weaving the tale around situations that take some real absurd turns (for eg: the flaming fake leg scene). And yet... in the end it does not feel over-done. What keeps you going is not only the quirk characters but also the fine creative way of story-telling, in my opinion.

In terms of creativity, this movie was definitely off-the-charts and for that alone, this deserves at least 4 stars and gets a must-see recommendation from me. (Must add: Definitely not a movie for people that are used to standard fare that Hollywood churns out though.)

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet physical comedy that recalls silent films and early talkies, January 21, 2011

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K. Gordon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rumba (DVD)

Like their earlier, even better 'L'Iceberg', this is an inventive throwback to silent films and physical comedies, directed, written and chiefly
performed by a talented trio of circus trained clowns.

It's complete with their trademark minimal dialogue and dark events that never keep the film from being light and funny. For example, near the start of the film, the two main characters are in a car crash; one loses a leg, the other his memory, but somehow it works being played for laughs.

As a whole, this didn't work quite as well as their 'L'Iceberg' for me - that had a more interesting, surreal plot to hang their routines on, and
more of their bits rose to the level of truly inspired, but this is still a sweet, funny, good-hearted film that cheerfully refuses to play by modern rules.