Ballets Russes

Name: Ballets Russes
Genre: History, Music, Documentary
Released: October 26, 2005
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 81

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Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: October 26, 2005 | Not Rated

Summary: Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzlingly entrancing ode to the revolutionary twentieth-century dance troupe known as the Ballets Russes. What began as a group of Russian refugees who never danced in Russia became not one but two rival dance troupes who fought theUnearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzlingly entrancing ode to the revolutionary twentieth-century dance troupe known as the Ballets Russes. What began as a group of Russian refugees who never danced in Russia became not one but two rival dance troupes who fought the infamous "ballet battles" that consumed London society before World War II. [Zeitgeist Films]… Expand

Director: Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine

Genre(s): History, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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Sid Smith

May not be the greatest dance documentary ever made, but it could well be the most accessible and touching. Read full review

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Michael Sragow

It gives you such an intense hit of creativity that afterward you may find yourself trying to jete out of the theater and into the street. Read full review

Ella Taylor

The meat of the film is their wittily edited interviews with company members, now in their 80s and 90s and scattered around the world, many of them still active as teachers and consultants. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Ballets Russes does tell a marvelous story of midcentury show business, encompassing both the most exalted expressions of pure art and the sometimes grubby commerce that sustained it. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

The documentary traces the fiery history of Ballets Russes -- which for a time consisted of two warring companies. Read full review

Steven Winn

If this documentary never quite makes the case for the deeper artistic or cultural imprint of the Ballets Russes, it does convey its enduring presence in these dancers' lives. Read full review

Bob Westal

This very conventional PBS style videodoc should not be viewed before operating heavy machinery. However, there's plenty to fascinate devotees of the dance. Read full review

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NancyS.

Jun 11, 2006

brilliant, divine characters- honest, raw, poignant- ageing bodies,the mask of ageing- inside young vital passionate. Inspiring- this is how life should be lived- engaged, alive. The film carefully constructed and very emotional- pulling out all the stops.