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Ballerina

Title
Ballerina [videorecording] / presented by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn ; directed by Jean Benoit-Lévy.
Publication
c1937

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Additional Authors
  • Benoit-Lévy, Jean, 1888-1959.
  • Morand, Paul, 1888-1976.
  • Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986
  • Szyfer, J. E.
  • Epstein, Marie, 1899-1995.
  • Chauviré, Yvette, 1917-
  • Charrat, Janine.
  • Charrat, Janine
  • Slavenska, Mia.
  • Slavenska, Mia
  • Berry, Mady, 1887-1965.
  • Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (83 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
English-language version of the film La mort du cygne, released in the United States in 1938. Backstage drama set at the Paris Opéra. A twelve-year ballet student, taking sides in a rivalry between two ballerinas, ruins her enemy's career, only to find remorse and an unexpected resolution. The film includes many scenes of ballet classes, rehearsals, and performances by both adult and child dancers. Yvette Chauviré and Mia Slavenska, playing the rival ballerinas, appear in solos. Slavenska also dances a dream sequence in bare feet.
Alternative Title
Mort du cygne (Motion picture)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • From the novel La mort du cygne by Paul Morand ; choreography, Serge Lifar ; ballet music, Chopin, Gounod ; incidental music, J.E. Szyfer ; screen adaptation, Jean Benoit-Lévy, Marie Epstein ; photography, L.H. Burel ; settings, Carre and Negre.
Performer (note)
  • Yvette Chauviré (Mlle. Beaupré), Mia Slavenska (Nathalie Karine), Janine Charrat (Rose Souris), Mady Berry (Celestine), France Ellys (Mme. Souris), Claire Gérard (Mme. Bijou), Jacqueline Queffelec (Coco Battut), Micheline Boudet (Clara Bijou), André Pernet (Mephisto), others.
Reproduction (note)
  • DVD.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Maria Ramas;
Language (note)
  • Dialogue in French; credits and subtitles in English.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5958
OCLC
700283228
Title
Ballerina [videorecording] / presented by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn ; directed by Jean Benoit-Lévy.
Imprint
c1937 (2010 DVD copy)
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Reproduction
DVD. 2010. gift.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
From the novel La mort du cygne by Paul Morand ; choreography, Serge Lifar ; ballet music, Chopin, Gounod ; incidental music, J.E. Szyfer ; screen adaptation, Jean Benoit-Lévy, Marie Epstein ; photography, L.H. Burel ; settings, Carre and Negre.
Cast
Yvette Chauviré (Mlle. Beaupré), Mia Slavenska (Nathalie Karine), Janine Charrat (Rose Souris), Mady Berry (Celestine), France Ellys (Mme. Souris), Claire Gérard (Mme. Bijou), Jacqueline Queffelec (Coco Battut), Micheline Boudet (Clara Bijou), André Pernet (Mephisto), others.
Language
Dialogue in French; credits and subtitles in English.
Source
Gift; Maria Ramas; May 2010. NN-PD
Added Author
Benoit-Lévy, Jean, 1888-1959. Director
Benoit-Lévy, Jean, 1888-1959. Screenwriter
Morand, Paul, 1888-1976. Author
Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986, choreographer.
Szyfer, J. E. Composer
Epstein, Marie, 1899-1995. Screenwriter
Chauviré, Yvette, 1917- Actor
Chauviré, Yvette, 1917- dancer.
Charrat, Janine. Actor
Charrat, Janine, dancer.
Slavenska, Mia. Actor
Slavenska, Mia, dancer.
Berry, Mady, 1887-1965. Actor
Opéra de Paris. Ballet.
Ramas, Maria. Donor
Added Title
Mort du cygne (Motion picture)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5958
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