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19 April 2006 (Belgium)
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Fame, glamour, ego, politics, money, war, love . . . and dance.
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Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists -- now in their 70s, 80s and 90s -- who gave birth to modern ballet. full summary | add synopsis
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Diaghilev's Theater of Marvels Exhibit Opens At Nypl 6/26
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 June 2009, 2:08 PM, PDT)
Taloned Hands and Guilty Feet
(From Vanity Fair. 14 May 2009, 12:47 PM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 June 2009, 2:08 PM, PDT)
Taloned Hands and Guilty Feet
(From Vanity Fair. 14 May 2009, 12:47 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Irina Baronova | ... | Herself |
| Yvonne Chouteau | ... | Herself |
| Yvonne Craig | ... | Herself |
| Frederic Franklin | ... | Himself |
| Alan Howard | ... | Himself |
| Nathalie Krassovska | ... | Herself |
| Alicia Markova | ... | Herself (as Dame Alicia Markova) |
| Milada Mladova | ... | Herself (clip "Escape Me Never") (archive footage) |
| Nina Novak | ... | Herself |
| Marc Platt | ... | Himself |
| Wakefield Poole | ... | Himself |
| Tania Riabouchinskaya | ... | Herself (as Tatiana Riabouchinska) |
 | Marian Seldes | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Mia Slavenska | ... | Herself |
| Tatiana Stepanova | ... | Herself |
| Maria Tallchief | ... | Herself |
| Tamara Tchinarova Finch | ... | Herself |
| Miguel Terekhov | ... | Himself |
| Nini Theilade | ... | Herself |
| Raven Wilkinson | ... | Herself |
| Rochelle Zide | ... | Herself |
| George Zoritch | ... | Himself |
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USA:118 min
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I walked into this film knowing very little about the history of ballet in the 20th century, and though those more knowledgeable than I may quibble with facts or omissions, I can't imagine anybody who loves dance, music, or human beings walking away from this film unsatisfied.
Much of the archival footage is thrilling to watch--much of it, to be honest, is also a little bland and hard to distinguish. Nonetheless, the film as a whole is very well edited and makes wonderful use of music. Its true glory rests, however, in the beautiful, opinionated, eccentric personalities that emerge, personalities so vibrant and colorful even at 80, 90 years of age that they make the living people around one (God forgive me for saying this) seem like tattered scraps of ashen cardboard. Dance must be some kind of fountain of youth. That so many of the people central to the history of these two companies should not only still be alive, but also be SO ALIVE, is nothing short of miraculous.
The film half-heartedly tries to end on a note of hope for the future of ballet, but let's not kid ourselves: this is an elegy for an art-form that will never again be quite what it once was. And actually, the film is all the more poignant for that. A beautiful and unforgettable film.