Boundary-pushing Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein selects renowned French composer Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.

Raphaël Personnaz
as Maurice Ravel

Doria Tillier
as Misia Sert

Jeanne Balibar
as Ida Rubinstein

Emmanuelle Devos
as Marguerite Long

Sophie Guillemin
as Madame Rouveleau

Vincent Perez
as Cipa

Anne Alvaro
as La mère de Maurice Ravel

Mélodie Adda
as La jeune prostituée

Alexandre Tharaud
as Pierre Lalo

Florence Ben Sadoun
as La mère maquerelle