Ballets Russes
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Movie Reviews of Ballets Russes
Movie Review: All Encompassing DVD on the History of Ballets Russes
Summary: 5 Stars
This dvd is wonderfully done documentary about the history of "Ballets Russes". Daniel Geller & Dayna Goldfine do an excellent job of putting an entire history of one of the world's greatest ballet company's to ever exist. We see interviews of the actual dancers talk about themselves as well as the history of Ballets Russes... along with actual footage of them dancing the ballets themselves.
The focus of this documentary also includes other topics as well like the founders of Ballet Russes, the choreographers, the set and costume designers and so on it. This dvd documentary is quite engaging and flows great from start to finish. I highly recommend "Ballets Russes" to all ballet and dance lovers whom want to know more about the major players of the ballet world.
Movie Review: A Treat for Ballet Fans and non-ballet fans alike.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ballet Russes is a loving tribute to the stars of the Ballet Russes companies. Dancers from the various companies gathered for a reunion and in a most delightful and entertaining manner discuss their life in ballet, the company, and what they are doing now. Wonderful vintage clips of the dancers in various roles are interspersed with the interviews along with film clips of what they were doing with their lives at the time of the interview. Many were still teaching and dancing in their eighties. Fabulous ballet gossip is included. Since several of these great dancers have died since the film was made (I believe 2001), it is a good historical document. I have seen the film 3 times and love it with each viewing.Movie Review: A remarkable tribute to the Ballets Russes
Summary: 5 Stars
Many of the surviving dancers from the two Ballets Russes companies who had not met for over 40 years attended a reunion in 2000 which provides the framework for the interviews, historical film clips and memories of some of the most evocative names in the history of ballet, among them Alicia Markova, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Frederic Franklin and many others.
They were glamorous and enchanting in their heyday and they remain so. This is one of the most charming and interesting films I have seen in many years - essential viewing for every ballet fan but it should also appeal to the general viewer. The DVD extras are also superb. I cannot recommend this film highly enough.
Movie Review: Ballets Russes: A Touchingly Sensitive Documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
From opening credits to closing comments, this documentary sensitively records the era of the Ballets Russes through interviews with still living artists of that generation, rare film clips, and an always fascinating script that reveals with candor the foibles as well as the artistry of the subjects.
The interviewees reveal their insights into this bygone era with charm and grace, as well as with a certain degree of innocence even at their advanced age.
The documentary is an artistic triumph in its own right with a well written script, superb editing, and voiceovers that are never obtrusive.It definitely merits nomination for an Academy Award in the documentary genre.
Movie Review: Ballets Russes
Summary: 5 Stars
Geller and Goldfine's enthralling, transporting portrait of the epoch-defining institution pirouettes with some of dance history's biggest legends, including surviving alumni Yvonne Chouteau, Raven Wilkinson, Marc Platt, and others. Gradually, through their nostalgic, often gossipy reminiscences and the directors' own meticulously assembled archival footage, we come to see how the company's illustrious founders and members lived, loved, fought, and ultimately revolutionized the way the world viewed the art of movement. Even if you've never seen a ballet in your life, the effervescent "Ballets Russes" will sweep you right off your feet.