Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
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Actor: Queval, Royal Swedish Ballet, TchaikovskyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 160 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
Movie Reviews of Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Movie Review: The five star reviewers have it right: this is a superb performance.
Summary: 5 Stars
I need not go into detail, as the other five star reviewers have said nearly all that need be said about this excellent production and performance by the Swedish Ballet. I would add only that Swan Lake is a story ballet that requires acting as well as dancing. Without abandoning gestures inherent in the original choreography, the Swedish dancers act their parts with both passion and restraint, whereas the Royal Ballet rather vapidly employ generic gestures copied from the Russians (who generally do such miming with greater flow and grace than the English). When I have a craving for the dark beauty of Swan Lake, I nearly always choose the Swedish version over any others.
In fact, I have gradually given away or sold off all my other Swan Lake DVDs except that of the even darker, uniquely daring but profoundly effective production by Matthew Bourne starring Adam Cooper with all of the swans expertly danced by men. Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake (Matthew Bourne)
In any case, the Swedes deserve five stars and more for their stunningly beautiful and refreshing (well, at times scary) 19th Century Gothic presentation of the original story and choreography.
Summary of Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Choreographer Peter Wright stages "Swan Lake" as a romantic Gothic tragedy. This invigorating version focuses on the heartbreaking role of the Prince in this dramatic classic, honoring the 1895 Pepita/Ivanov original. SPECIAL FEATURES -- "Love Transcends Death" an interview with choreographer Sir Peter Wright, "Back to the Original" an interview with Peter Jacobsson, "A Beautiful Way of Moving" an interview with the principal dancers, "The Tale of Swan Lake" an illustrated synopsis, "Notable Productions of Swan Lake" an overview of all historic productions of this ballet from 1877Musicals & Performing Arts DVD Video
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