Ballerina (documentary)
AVI | Audio: 256 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 0x2000 = AC3 DVM [0x80] | Video: 9800 Kbps, 25.0 fps, 352x576, MPG2 (SVCD/DVD) | 1,06 GB
Length: 77 min | Language: Russian with French subtitles
A documentary in Russian with French subtitles. It features Uliana Lopatkina, Diana Vishneva, Svetlana Zakharova, Alina Somova and Yevgeny Obraztsova.
Ballerina recounts Bertrand Norman's quest to pass through the veil that separtes the spectator from the performing artist and also the one that still somewhat conceals this land, Russia. This quest leads to the Mariinsky Theater, which has witnessed over the centuries the emergence of choreographers and performers "hors de commun" (exceptional). He meets Alina Somova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Zakharova and Diana Vishneva, who are the principal characters of the film. These are women of radically different personalities. They include women beginning their careers and world famous stars. Together they illustrate the range of steps and chances taken that are fundamental to the life of a ballerina. The author follows them all at regular intervals for several months. He films them performing, practicing and at home.