Quickcard Review Ballerina Directed by: Bertrand Normand Cast: Uliana Lopatkina, Evguenya Obraztsova, Diana Vishneva Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins Rating: Unrated Plot: Follows the stories of five ballerinas with the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg to give an overview of the life of a dancer. Who’s It For? Fans of ballet, and girls who think it would be cool to grow up and be a ballerina. Overall Who doesn't want to be a Ballerina when they're a child? It's the dream of almost every little girl and some little boys. I always knew it was a lot of work, I've seen Fame. But yeah, being a Russian ballerina's apparently way harder than that. One of the earliest scenes shows a group of 10-year-old girls auditioning for the Kirov school. They're lined up...
- 3/12/2009
- The Scorecard Review
What is 10 years old and has a small head, a slender figure and long arms and legs?
The ideal Russian girl hoping for a career in classical ballet.
That tidbit is contained in "Ballerina," a documentary by Bertrand Normand that goes inside St. Petersburgh's Mariinski Theater (formerly called the Kirov) to study the dancers - male and female, although the emphasis is on women - who study and perform there.
Normand, a 36-year-old Parisian, concentrates on five ballerinas, ranging from neophyte to veteran, including one woman trying for a comeback after being injured.
The ideal Russian girl hoping for a career in classical ballet.
That tidbit is contained in "Ballerina," a documentary by Bertrand Normand that goes inside St. Petersburgh's Mariinski Theater (formerly called the Kirov) to study the dancers - male and female, although the emphasis is on women - who study and perform there.
Normand, a 36-year-old Parisian, concentrates on five ballerinas, ranging from neophyte to veteran, including one woman trying for a comeback after being injured.
- 1/16/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
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