Ballets russes (2005)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Daniel Geller
Dayna Goldfine

Writers:

Daniel Geller (writer)
Dayna Goldfine (writer)
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Release Date:

19 April 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Tagline:

Fame, glamour, ego, politics, money, war, love . . . and dance.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Ballet | Theatre | 1930s | Professional Rivalry | Dance

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Irina Baronova	...	Herself
Yvonne Chouteau	...	Herself
Yvonne Craig	...	Herself
Frederic Franklin	...	Himself
Alan Howard	...	Himself
Nathalie Krassovska	...	Herself
Alicia Markova	...	Herself (archive footage)
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 (archive footage)
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

Directed by
Daniel Geller
Dayna Goldfine

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Daniel Geller		writer
Dayna Goldfine		writer
Celeste Schaefer Snyder		writer
Gary Weimberg		writer

Produced by
Jonathan Dana	....	consulting producer
Daniel Geller	....	producer
Dayna Goldfine	....	producer
Robert Hawk	....	producer
Celeste Schaefer Snyder	....	associate producer
Douglas Blair Turnbaugh	....	producer

Original Music by
Todd Boekelheide
David Conte

Cinematography by
Daniel Geller

Film Editing by
Daniel Geller
Dayna Goldfine
Gary Weimberg

Art Department
Heather Shirkey	....	photo retouching

Sound Department
Todd Boekelheide	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dayna Goldfine	....	sound
Philip Perkins	....	premixes
Philip Perkins	....	sound editor

Editorial Department
Nathaniel Dorsky	....	consulting editor
Elizabeth Finlayson	....	additional editor

Music Department
Todd Boekelheide	....	orchestrator
David Conte	....	orchestrator
Brooke Wentz	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Christopher Stowell	....	ballet consultant
Christopher Wheeldon	....	ballet consultant

Production Companies

• Geller/Goldfine Productions

Distributors

• Zeitgeist Films (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Capri Films (2005) (Canada) (all media)
• Hopscotch Productions (2005) (Australia) (all media)
• Cinemien (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• MFA Filmdistribution (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Phantom Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Homescreen (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Lightning Entertainment (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (sales)
• Revolver Entertainment (2005) (UK) (all media)

Runtime:

USA:118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:PG | Netherlands:AL | Germany:o.Al.

Company:

Geller/Goldfine Productions

Movie Connections:

References This Is the Army (1943)

Let's make this film the success it deserves!

There was a great outpouring of enthusiastic support from the audience at last night's invitational preview screening of this wonderfully enjoyable documentary. Of course many there, like me, had some connection to the subject, but any viewer with even a slight appreciation of the demanding art of dancing will be highly entertained by this film. See it and tell others about it, for I expect word-of-mouth referrals may be needed to bolster what may be lacking from a big studio publicity push. Each of these veteran dancers were gifted with an inner fire that inspired them to undergo the rigorous training, at a very early age, necessary to excel in such a demanding profession. Three of them, nicknamed "The baby ballerinas", were in their early teens when featured as stars. This fiery temperament is still evident in the lively and humorous interviews - eyes sparkle and hands gracefully gesture - the film is a treasure, and was made just in time, for they are leaving us, one by one.