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- 2002
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
- 2002
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
Summary A documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet Company which combines still photographs, footage of ballet performances of "Swan Lake" and Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" with interviews with teachers, management, students and the company's biggest stars.
Directed By: Nils Tavernier
Written By: Nils Tavernier
- 2002
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
- 2002
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 40 m
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Summary A documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet Company which combines still photographs, footage of ballet performances of "Swan Lake" and Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" with interviews with teachers, management, students and the company's biggest stars.
Directed By: Nils Tavernier
Written By: Nils Tavernier
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations.
This is art paying homage to art.
Overall the film is a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists.
While more performance views would have been welcome, this is a treat no balletomane can afford to miss.
Tavernier's documentary about the famed Paris Opera Ballet is itself a graceful thing, a fleet-footed yet substantial examination of what it means to devote one's life to the art of dance.
The cinematic equivalent of sampling goodies from a spartan tastings menu in which the entrees, desserts and appetizers are confusingly jumbled together.
For the most part this is a dull, dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject.
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Production Company
Little Bear,
Gaïa Films,
Canal+,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Opéra National de Paris
Release Date Nov 8, 2002
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
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