The Bolshoi Ballet (1957)
- Directed by
- Paul Czinner
- Genre
- silent film, musical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This 1957 film records live ballet performances from the Bolshoi company during their UK tour. It shows dancers performing a mixed bill of works and the full ballet Giselle on stage.
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What happens
The Bolshoi Ballet is a 1957 British musical film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, and Nikolai Fadeyechev. The film's composers, Yuri Fayer and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, were nominated for Best Original Score in the 31st Academy Awards (1958). The film captures the 1956 performances of The Bolshoi Ballet in the United Kingdom at Davis Theatre, Croydon and at Covent Garden, performing divertissement and Giselle. The film was shot using multiple mobile, 35 mm Eastmancolor cameras. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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