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Leçon de ténèbres

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How it feels

A short French film from 1985. The Russian ballerina Maia Plissetskaya dances a solo in the Saint-Roch church in Paris. The music is sacred compositions by Francois Couperin and the voice of countertenor Alfred Deller.

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What happens

Leçon de ténèbres est un court métrage français écrit, réalisé et produit par Dominique Delouche en 1985. Maïa Plissetskaïa, la grande ballerine russe, danse un solo dans l'église Saint-Roch de Paris sur de la musique sacrée de François Couperin Leçons de ténèbres et sur la voix de haute-contre d'Alfred Deller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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