Movie Description
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
(2011)Overview
Learning that Albrecht, her beloved, is in fact a nobleman engaged to be married to a princess, the naive peasant girl Giselle dies. The Queen of the Wilis—the spirits of deceased young virgins—decides that Albrecht should follow Giselle to the grave, and condemns him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. But Giselle’s spirit dances with him and saves him. With music by Adolphe Adam and a libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, the ballet touches on the great romantic themes: local colour, a pastoral love affair doomed to end in tragedy, a plunge into fantasy and redemption through the power of love.
Featured Crew
- Director : Vincent Bataillon
- Cast : Svetlana Lunkina,Dmitry Gudanov,Vitaly Biktimirov,Maria Allash,Elena Bukanova,Ekaterina Barykina,Victoria Osipova,Olga Kishnyova,Alexei Loparevich,Vladislav Lantratov,Chinara Alizade,Andrei Bolotin,Yulia Grebenshchikova,Anna Okuneva,Anna Tikhomirova,Ana Turazashvili,Maria Vinogradova,Angelina Vlashinets
Cast
Giselle
Albrecht
Hans
Myrtha
Berthe
Bathilde
Two Wilis
Two Wilis
Duke
Wilfreed
Peasants pas de deux
Peasants pas de deux
Giselle's friend
Giselle's friend
Giselle's friend
Giselle's friend
Giselle's friend
Giselle's friend
Facts
Original TitleBolshoi Ballet: Giselle
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-01-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 49m
Production CompaniesBolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater