Giselle
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Actor: Adolphe Adam, National Ballet of Paris, National Opera of ParisDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tdk
Movie Reviews of Giselle
Movie Review: A Major Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I saw this production of Giselle live at the Opera Garnier, and was by far not the only one who found it sub-par. Even members of POB management, talking amongst themselves, commented on how dull it was.
Because of the hierarchical nature of the POB, it's generally the older ballerinas who get to dance lead roles, and Giselle calls for an Etoile who can lead the audience to believe that she is an innocent teenager. Alas, Mlle Pujol is incapable of making a viewer think she is a girl half her actual age. And as much as I admire Mlle Gillot (her dancing in Jewels, for example, is outstanding), she makes for an unconvincing Myrtha.
Paul Connelly's normally competent orchestral direction lacks enthusiasm.
I give the dvd one star for its technical polish, but as a work of art, it falls flat on its face. In this reviewer's opinion, the La Scala Ferri/Murru version remains the gold standard to this day.
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