The first image of Diane Kruger and Talia Ryder in ballet-themed feature “Joika” has been unveiled.
James Napier Robertson (“The Dark Horse”) wrote and directs the film, which has started production in Poland.
Embankment are representing worldwide sales and co-representing U.S. rights with UTA Independent Film Group.
“Joika” is inspired by the true story of Joy Womack, an American prima ballerina who became one of the few Western women to be accepted to – and graduate from – Russia’s punishing Bolshoi Academy school of ballet.
There, Womack encountered mentor Volkova, a mentor who inspired her to jeté, metaphorically-speaking, to extraordinary heights in her career.
Womack has not only given the biopic her blessing but is choreographing its ballet.
Ryder, who has appeared in “West Side Story” and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” plays Womack in the feature while Kruger plays Volkova. Ryder is a classically trained dancer, having studied at the Joffrey Ballet Academy and,...
James Napier Robertson (“The Dark Horse”) wrote and directs the film, which has started production in Poland.
Embankment are representing worldwide sales and co-representing U.S. rights with UTA Independent Film Group.
“Joika” is inspired by the true story of Joy Womack, an American prima ballerina who became one of the few Western women to be accepted to – and graduate from – Russia’s punishing Bolshoi Academy school of ballet.
There, Womack encountered mentor Volkova, a mentor who inspired her to jeté, metaphorically-speaking, to extraordinary heights in her career.
Womack has not only given the biopic her blessing but is choreographing its ballet.
Ryder, who has appeared in “West Side Story” and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” plays Womack in the feature while Kruger plays Volkova. Ryder is a classically trained dancer, having studied at the Joffrey Ballet Academy and,...
- 2/4/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
‘The White Crow’ star Oleg Ivenko joins Talia Ryder and Diane Krüger in the cast.
UK sales outfit Embankment has released a first-look image of Talia Ryder and Diane Krüger in James Napier Robertson’s Joika, as production gets underway in Poland.
The New Zealand-Poland co-production is based on the true story of American ballerina Joy Womack, who is also choreographing the film’s ballet. Ryder plays Joy as she enters the difficult world of Moscow’s Bolshoi Academy, and encounters inspirational mentor Volkova (Krüger), with a script by Napier Robertson.
In addition to the previously announced leads, Ukrainian professional...
UK sales outfit Embankment has released a first-look image of Talia Ryder and Diane Krüger in James Napier Robertson’s Joika, as production gets underway in Poland.
The New Zealand-Poland co-production is based on the true story of American ballerina Joy Womack, who is also choreographing the film’s ballet. Ryder plays Joy as she enters the difficult world of Moscow’s Bolshoi Academy, and encounters inspirational mentor Volkova (Krüger), with a script by Napier Robertson.
In addition to the previously announced leads, Ukrainian professional...
- 2/4/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
As the explosively powerful dancer makes the leap into film, she talks about feeling bloodied and bruised by her latest work – and how loving her dogs helps her perform
Natalia Osipova was standing in a queue at Moscow airport recently, waiting for her flight back to London, when she overheard a woman mention her name. “She was talking about the show,” says Osipova, who had just finished performing The Mother, a contemporary dance drama. “The woman said, ‘She could have danced another classical ballet. Why is she spending her time on this?’” Osipova sighs. “I felt quite vulnerable. Why am I not understood?”
Some of her fans might not be ready to accompany the Russian ballerina on her odyssey into experimental dance, but Osipova is an artist who trusts her instincts: from her 2001 decision to walk out of one of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies, the Bolshoi, in favour of a second-tier institution,...
Natalia Osipova was standing in a queue at Moscow airport recently, waiting for her flight back to London, when she overheard a woman mention her name. “She was talking about the show,” says Osipova, who had just finished performing The Mother, a contemporary dance drama. “The woman said, ‘She could have danced another classical ballet. Why is she spending her time on this?’” Osipova sighs. “I felt quite vulnerable. Why am I not understood?”
Some of her fans might not be ready to accompany the Russian ballerina on her odyssey into experimental dance, but Osipova is an artist who trusts her instincts: from her 2001 decision to walk out of one of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies, the Bolshoi, in favour of a second-tier institution,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Lyndsey Winship
- The Guardian - Film News
Shy of breathless revelations, this documentary about the sylph of steel is a strong introduction into Natalia Osipova’s magic
Film-maker Gerald Fox has made documentaries about artists Bill Viola and Marc Quinn, and directed an interesting feature adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s book Mother’s Milk. Now he gives us this lucid, high-minded study of the 33-year-old Russian ballerina Natalia Osipova, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet.
She is shown in rehearsal for classical roles, but also combining this with a bold and exploratory approach to contemporary work, collaborating with dancers such as Jonathan Goddard and developing new pieces such as Arthur Pita’s wackily comic yet disturbing Mother, which requires Osipova to dance alongside a babushka figure that is a bit like the mother in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
Film-maker Gerald Fox has made documentaries about artists Bill Viola and Marc Quinn, and directed an interesting feature adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s book Mother’s Milk. Now he gives us this lucid, high-minded study of the 33-year-old Russian ballerina Natalia Osipova, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet.
She is shown in rehearsal for classical roles, but also combining this with a bold and exploratory approach to contemporary work, collaborating with dancers such as Jonathan Goddard and developing new pieces such as Arthur Pita’s wackily comic yet disturbing Mother, which requires Osipova to dance alongside a babushka figure that is a bit like the mother in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
- 6/6/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Fathom Events, the folks that brought Rise to theaters earlier this year, is upping the ante this July, when the bring Giselle to theaters in 3D. Before you say it, lemme just stop you right there; no, it’s not the model. It’s the ballet. And yeah, it’s kinda badass for a ballet. We’re talking madness, death, vengeful ghosts and dancing a cemetery. Even with the “not your momma’s ballet” type of storyline, Giselle is one of the most popular roles in ballet (all apologies to Black Swan.) So the dancing? Will be epic.
So that’s the good news. The bad? It’s in limited release, the only theaters showing it in the Baltimore area are Snowden Square in Columbia and Cinemark Egyptian at Arundel Mills. And it’s a one-day-only showing, on July 12th at noon and 7:30pm.
From the official press release:...
So that’s the good news. The bad? It’s in limited release, the only theaters showing it in the Baltimore area are Snowden Square in Columbia and Cinemark Egyptian at Arundel Mills. And it’s a one-day-only showing, on July 12th at noon and 7:30pm.
From the official press release:...
- 7/7/2011
- by Denise Kitashima Dutton
- Atomic Popcorn
Selected cinemas
Suddenly 3D is everywhere, a shiny new toy for filming dance. In Pina, Wim Wenders's imminent documentary about the work of Pina Bausch, the technology justifies itself in spades. Not only does it ramp up the physical intensity of the movement, it works an alchemical effect on our emotional response.
By contrast, the new 3D version of the Mariinsky's Giselle is so disconcertingly wonky it makes your eyes hurt. The technology looks as though it's barely been tested; drastic changes of focus disrupt the action, and there are frequent moments when dancers appear to have been cut and pasted on to the screen from an entirely different performance (often the front line of the corps de ballet appear a whole foot shorter than those behind).
And yet, and yet: when the technology works, it gives us glimpses of how extraordinary a 3D Giselle might be. Act two...
Suddenly 3D is everywhere, a shiny new toy for filming dance. In Pina, Wim Wenders's imminent documentary about the work of Pina Bausch, the technology justifies itself in spades. Not only does it ramp up the physical intensity of the movement, it works an alchemical effect on our emotional response.
By contrast, the new 3D version of the Mariinsky's Giselle is so disconcertingly wonky it makes your eyes hurt. The technology looks as though it's barely been tested; drastic changes of focus disrupt the action, and there are frequent moments when dancers appear to have been cut and pasted on to the screen from an entirely different performance (often the front line of the corps de ballet appear a whole foot shorter than those behind).
And yet, and yet: when the technology works, it gives us glimpses of how extraordinary a 3D Giselle might be. Act two...
- 4/1/2011
- by Judith Mackrell
- The Guardian - Film News
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 4 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Giselle in 3D UK Cinema Release Date: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Synopsis: Giselle In 3D from the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is the world’s first...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 4 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Giselle in 3D UK Cinema Release Date: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Synopsis: Giselle In 3D from the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is the world’s first...
- 3/29/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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