Ballerina

In the 1880s, poor orphan girl Felicie, who dreams of becoming a ballerina but lacks formal training, runs away from her orphanage in rural Brittany with her best friend, young inventor Victor. Together they go to beautiful Paris, but they soon become separated, and Victor becomes an office boy in Gustave Eiffel's workshop. Felicie finds her way to the Paris Opera, where the guard catches her trespassing. She is rescued by a mysterious cleaner with a limp, Odette, who agrees to let Felicie stay with her until she gets on her feet. Odette works for both the Opera and for the cruel and imperious Regine Le Haut, a wealthy restaurant owner. While helping Odette clean, Felicie spies Regine's daughter Camille practicing ballet. Camille sees Felicie, insults her, and throws her treasured music box out the window, breaking it. As Felicie takes it to Victor for repair, she intercepts the postman who brings a letter from the Opera admitting Camille to the celebrated school of the Paris Opera Ballet; in her anger, she hides the letter and decides to assume Camille's identity to get into the school and pursue her dream, while also getting back at Camille..