French/Russian "Polina" a Dancer's Artistic Dilemmas

"Polina" is a Russian/French film of a Russian girl who dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. As she meanders from her classical Russian training so too wanders the film.  For dance lovers, this movie is a delightful diversion.  For non-dance aficiandos, I say don't go.  Even those who enjoyed "Black Swan" will find the melodrama in "Polina" so mixed-up you'll wonder, what's up?  Ironically, the lead actess/dancer Anastasia Shevtsova resembles Mila Kunis.  Shevtsova is mesmerizing on screen and her dancing breathtaking.  But, the dance scenes, both classical & modern, are interspersed with so many cliched pirouettes it grows wearisome.  The film starts off promisingly.  We follow a young Polina who along with her parents have high hopes for her future with the Bolshoi School & to accepted into the elite company.  The young Polina is fetching as the stalwart young dancer who can't be deterred.  The most magical scenes are of a young Polina dancing to her own beat out on the wintry streets at dusk in Moscow.  The cinematography in the film is stunning.  Polina captures the attention of the brooding, demanding artistic dir.  Her beloved father is involved in nefarious work to pay Polina's training.  Thugs break into their happy home with menacing threats.  Unsurprisingly, as a young woman, Polina finds a place within the Bolshoi Co.  She also finds romance with a French dancer & finds fascination with modern dancing.  She leaves Russia, the Bolshoi & heads to France with her boyfriend to explore her creativity curiosities and carnal awakenings.  The course of love & artistic pursuits do not run smoothly.  An ankle injury waylays her promising career with a modern company headed by Juliette Binoche.  Binoche is a brilliant actress but an unconvincing dancer.  Will Polina find her true artistic calling?  Who cares? The dance scenes are lovely but the movie is lousy.  Seen through Polina's eyes, we are aware of artistry &  choreography in the world arounds us.  "The artist longs for perfection." This is a far from perfect motion picture.