The Bolshoi Ballet

Name: The Bolshoi Ballet
Genre: Musical
Released: 1957-10-10
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, Nikolai Fedeychev

1957
1h 40m

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7.1/10

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Paul Czinner, Raisa Struchkova, Galina Ulanova, and Nikolai Fedeychev in The Bolshoi Ballet (1957)

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Paul Czinner filmed, using multiple camera techniques, the performance of prima ballerina Galina Ulanova of the Russian Bolshoi, performing "Giselle" while the troupe was on tour in England ... Read allPaul Czinner filmed, using multiple camera techniques, the performance of prima ballerina Galina Ulanova of the Russian Bolshoi, performing "Giselle" while the troupe was on tour in England in 1956.Paul Czinner filmed, using multiple camera techniques, the performance of prima ballerina Galina Ulanova of the Russian Bolshoi, performing "Giselle" while the troupe was on tour in England in 1956.

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7.1/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Galina Ulanova

Giselle…

Raisa Struchkova

Nikolai Fedeychev

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- Paul Czinner
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Directed by PAUL CZINNER In his special method and technique

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Giselle
Music by Adolphe Adam

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10/10

This film records irreplaceable performances by Ulanova.

Arne Andersen (or someone at IMDb Pro Home) has confused Czinner's film with another film. Czinner's film records performances by Galina Ulanova and the Bolshoi Ballet in England in 1956. Ulanova's Giselle is the greatest ever recorded, and this film is precious. Czinner filmed with multiple cameras one act of "Giselle" each night at Covent Garden after the regular performance. Ulanova was considered the greatest Giselle of her time, and this film shows why. She was at the end of her performing career, but her dancing is brilliant (though mostly not virtuosic) and heartbreaking. For the American release, part of "Giselle" was cut; this should be restored before the original footage is lost. But this film is of inestimable value.