Mariinsky Theatre (2008)

Directed by

Margy Kinmonth

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary explores the history and artistic legacy of the famous St. Petersburg ballet and opera house. It shows the building, its performances, and the people who work there.

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What happens

Margy Kinmonth is a British film director and producer. Covering a wide range of genres, her award-winning films include feature documentaries Revolution: New Art for a New World, Hermitage Revealed, Royal Paintbox with King Charles III, War Art with Eddie Redmayne, Looking for Lowry, Mariinsky Theatre, The Nutcracker Story, The Secret World of Haute Couture,The Strange World of Barry Who? and Naked Hollywood. Kinmonth has received numerous awards for her work, including the BAFTA for Best Documentary Series, the Royal Television Society Arts Award and the Creative Originality Award at the Women in Film and Television Awards. She is the founding director of independent film company Foxtrot Films Ltd. In 2022 Kinmonth made the feature documentary Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War, released by Dartmouth Films. This was the first major feature film to be made about the British war artist Eric Ravilious, who was killed in a plane crash over Iceland in 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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