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Stars of the Russian Ballet (1954)

Stars of the Russian Ballet poster
Original title
Мастера русского балета
Directed by
Herbert Rappaport
Genre
anthology film, musical film, ballet film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three classic ballets are presented in shortened versions. World-famous dancers perform stories of love and conflict.

classicalgracefulnostalgicballeticstagedwhimsicalsolemnmusical

What happens

Stars of the Russian Ballet (Russian: Мастера русского балета, romanized: Mastera russkogo baleta) is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring abridged versions of Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and Flames of Paris. The film headlined world-renowned ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Galina Ulanova, and was directed by Gerbert Rappaport. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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