A DOCUMENTARY BY NILS TAVERNIER celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison.
Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.
"Revealing, emotional and surprising-- you might expect its beauty but not its intelligence." - Los Angeles Times
"This is art paying homage to art." - Boston Globe
"Dance lovers will adore it! A fluid, intelligent and empathetic examination of one of the world's great ballet troupes."
- Los Angeles Daily News
ETOILES - DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET
100 minutes
Color 2001
French with English Subtitles |
