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Anna Pavlova (1983)

Anna Pavlova poster
Original title
Анна Павлова
Directed by
Emil Loteanu
Genre
drama film, biographical film, musical film, historical film, drama fiction
Country
German Democratic Republic, Soviet Union, Cuba, United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 31m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This biographical drama follows the life of Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. It shows her devotion to her art and her work with famous ballet reformers like Michel Fokine and Sergei Diaghilev.

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What happens

Anna Pavlova, also known as A Woman for All Time, is a 1983 biographical drama film depicting the life of the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, written and directed by Emil Loteanu and starring Galina Belyayeva, James Fox and Sergey Shakurov. It depicts Pavlova's passion for art and her collaboration with the reformers of ballet including Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky and Sergei Diaghilev. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, famed British director Michael Powell served as a producer and featured American director Martin Scorsese in a cameo role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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