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Divine Giselle

Title
Divine Giselle [videorecording] / produced by Goskomkino and Fora Film, Inc. ; directed by Maĭ︠i︡a Merkelʹ.
Publication
Russia : Goskomkino and Fora Film, Inc., c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Spessivtzeva, Olga, 1895-1991
  • Pritchard, Jane.
  • Peretti, Serge.
  • Chauviré, Yvette, 1917-2016
  • Leonard, David.
  • Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
  • Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997.
  • Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983.
  • Vilzak, Anatole, 1896-1998.
  • Merkelʹ, Maĭ︠i︡a.
  • Goskomkino.
  • Fora Film.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videocassettes (138 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
In a quest inspired by Sir Anton Dolin's book Olga Spessivtseva: the sleeping ballerina (first published in 1966), the narrator of the film revisits sites significant to Spessivtseva in present-day New York, London, Paris, and Leningrad, as well as the nursing home in Nyack, N.Y., where Spessivtseva spent her final years. Interviews (some pre-recorded) include the reminiscences of some of Spessivtseva's contemporaries. Spessivtseva herself is seen in her later years in an interview with Dolin and in footage from Ludovic Kennedy's film The sleeping ballerina (1959). Except for a very brief glimpse of the end of Act I of Giselle at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, there are no dance sequences in this film. The film concludes with a visit to Spessivtseva's grave.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Maĭ︠i︡a Merkelʹ.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet in Russian and English ; English title from data sheet.
Credits (note)
  • Screenplay, Maĭ︠i︡a Merkelʹ.
Performer (note)
  • Interviewees: Jane Pritchard, Serge Peretti, Yvette Chauviré, David Leonard, Dame Alicia Markova, Alexandra Danilova, Anatole Vilzak, others.
Language (note)
  • In Russian, with voiceover Russian translation of interviews and narration in English and French.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3445
OCLC
NYPY99-F664
Title
Divine Giselle [videorecording] / produced by Goskomkino and Fora Film, Inc. ; directed by Maĭ︠i︡a Merkelʹ.
Imprint
Russia : Goskomkino and Fora Film, Inc., c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
Russia (Federation)
Credits
Screenplay, Maĭ︠i︡a Merkelʹ.
Performer
Performed by E. Solovey.
Interviewees: Jane Pritchard, Serge Peretti, Yvette Chauviré, David Leonard, Dame Alicia Markova, Alexandra Danilova, Anatole Vilzak, others.
Language
In Russian, with voiceover Russian translation of interviews and narration in English and French.
Added Author
Spessivtzeva, Olga, 1895-1991 Interviewee
Pritchard, Jane. Interviewee
Peretti, Serge. Interviewee
Chauviré, Yvette, 1917-2016, interviewee.
Leonard, David. Interviewee
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004. Interviewee
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997. Interviewee
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983. Interviewee
Vilzak, Anatole, 1896-1998. Interviewee
Merkelʹ, Maĭ︠i︡a. Director
Goskomkino.
Fora Film.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3445
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