Adam - Giselle / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Vittorio d'Amato, La Scala Ballet
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Actor: Antonino Sutera, David Coleman, Marta Romagna, Romagna, Sophie SarroteDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: French (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Movie Reviews of Adam - Giselle / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Vittorio d'Amato, La Scala Ballet
Movie Review: A common man's opinion.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've just begun collecting Ballets on DVD. And will look for more. I like Ivy Lin's reviews and will take her advice whenever possible. So far, my favorite Giselle is Karen Kain partnered with Frank Augustyn. She is just as beautiful as Svetlana Zakharova and young enough to carry off the roll of a young girl looking for a husband. I do not think Ivy LIN has reviewed Karen's version of Giselle and I really purchased it because it was offered with "The Sleeping Beauty" (Starring Rudolf Nureyev and Veronica Tennant) as a two ballet DVD. "Beauty" was a terrible disappointment, but "Giselle" was a gem, and now I am collecting Her too.
First impressions (Karen Kain) have such an impact on the mind that I might have been biased while viewing the La Scala version, as I too felt something was lacking. After reading reviews by Ivy Lin and others, I understand what was lacking. Chemistry and emotion must be presented on stage or on film in order that the viewer might shed a tear or two if he or she are not too ashamed to show emotion. I couldn't shed a tear for Svetlana, either at her death scene or in the end when she was returning to her grave, which was done very well with her being lowered seemingly into the earth. But, Karen made me cry.
The sets in this production were good, but again, not as good as in the Canadian production, where especially in the forrest, the set was spectacular with fog rolling in off the lake in the background and the trees were covered with something that looked like ice or snow and/or cobwebs. It was very eerie, going well with the theme of the Willis. The La Scala forrest was not eerie at all. But, being a live production they did not have the liberties that the Canadian filmers had. There was, by the way a hint of daybreak (I believe someone suggested there was none) when a glow of light was shown on the little church in the background and on the tombstone, which had the nice touch of having Giselle's name carved on it. I'm going to give this production a five star rating because I do not know enough about ballet to call any performance bad nor am I mean enough, as some folks seem to be.
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