Underplayed Gems

Swan Lake (1966)

Swan Lake poster
Original title
Der Schwanensee
Directed by
Truck Branss
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany, Austria, United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film presents a performance of the ballet Swan Lake by the Vienna State Opera. It follows the story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil curse, and his struggle against the sorcerer's deception.

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What happens

Schwanensee ist ein deutsch-österreichisch-US-amerikanischer Ballettfilm aus dem Jahr 1966 von Truck Branss. Er zeigt eine Aufführung des Balletts der Wiener Staatsoper mit Rudolf Nurejew als Prinz Siegfried und Margot Fonteyn als Odile / Odette in den Hauptrollen. Ersterer besorgte auch die Choreografie auf die Musik von Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski nach einem Libretto von Vladimir Beghitchew und Vasili Geletzer. Zu hören sind die Wiener Symphoniker unter der Leitung von John Lanchbery. Seine Premiere hatte der Film am 26. Dezember 1966 im Deutschen Fernsehen. In die Kinos kam er erst zwei Jahre später. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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