Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
"Anna Pavlova" (original title)

The film is based on the biography of the legendary Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. She became an internationally regarded ballerina after her performances in 1909 with the Dyaghilev's ... See full summary »

Director:

Emil Loteanu

Writers:

Emil Loteanu (story), Emil Loteanu (screenplay)

Stars:

Galina Belyayeva, Lina Buldakova, Sergey Shakurov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Galina Belyayeva	...	Anna Pavlova
Lina Buldakova	...	Pavlova as a Child
Sergey Shakurov	...	Mikhail Fokine
Vsevolod Larionov	...	Sergei Diaghilev
James Fox	...	Victor D'Andre
Jacques Debary	...	Saint-Saens
Georgio Dimitriou	...	Enrico Cecchetti
Pyotr Gusev	...	Marius Petipa (as P. Gusev)
John Murray
Svetlana Toma
Natalya Fateeva
Valentina Reshetnikova
Martin Scorsese	...	Gatti-Cassaza
Igor Sklyar
Igor Dmitriev

Storyline

The film is based on the biography of the legendary Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. She became an internationally regarded ballerina after her performances in 1909 with the Dyaghilev's Ballet in Paris and in London. Anna Pavlova eventually formed her own troupe. She made a successful world tour together with Viktor d'Andre, who was her husband and manager.

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Plot Keywords:

ballerina | ballet | theater | dance | paris france | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union East Germany Cuba France UK

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

10 March 1985 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Woman for All Time

Filming Locations:

Gramercy Park Hotel, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Poseidon Productions, Mosfilm, Sovinfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min 275 min (5 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally conceive and filmed as a 5-hour miniseries, Paramount ultimately decided that they wanted a two hour film. Thelma Schoonmaker (famed editor and wife of Michael Powell) managed to salvage a 160 minute theatrical version. Paramount, however, ultimately cut the film down further to its 133 minute state. After a terrible post-production session, including a poor dubbing and syncing of the English version, the compromised version was released with the Loteanu credit. Producer Frixos Constantine called it "artistically a disaster".

User Reviews

Emotionally wonderful and thought-provoking!

I am Russian and I have a great love for Ballet, both watching it and performing. I only watched this movie once, and now wish to see it again.

This documentary is, on my scale, as good as Burnt by the Sun! And that's the highest on my scale!