Between the First and Second World War, Maurice Ravel was feted as France’s greatest living composer, and the conception of his 1928 composition Boléro lies at the heart of Anne Fontaine’s elegant film.

His work melded modernism, baroque and neoclassicism, with later compositions also embracing jazz. Ravel is best known for his 1928 composition Boléro, whose conception lies at the heart of Anne Fontaine’s elegant film.

It weaves Ravel’s working process and life through his encounters with three women: the Russian dancer Ida Rubinstein, whose commission led to the music’s creation; his patron Misia Sert, and his pianist friend Marguerite Long.

Screening as part of French Film Festival UK.