Ballets Russes (film)
Ballets Russes is an American 2005 feature documentary about the dancers of the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. It was directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, and featured Irina Baronova, Alicia Markova, George Zoritch, and Tatiana Riabouchinska, among others. It was narrated by Marian Seldes. It is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.
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| Directed by | Dayna Goldfine Dan Geller |
| Produced by | Dayna Goldfine Dan Geller |
| Written by | Dan Geller Dayna Goldfine Celeste Schaefer Snyder Gary Weimberg |
| Starring | Irina Baronova Tatiana Riabouchinska George Zoritch Alicia Markova Yvonne Chouteau |
| Narrated by | Marian Seldes |
| Music by | Todd Boekelheide David Conte |
| Cinematography | Dan Geller |
| Edited by | Dan Geller Dayne Goldfine Gary Weimberg |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dancers
Dancers appearing in the film include:
- Alan Howard
- Alicia Markova
- Frederic Franklin
- George Zoritch
- Irina Baronova
- Marc Platt
- Maria Tallchief
- Mia Slavenska
- Miguel Terekhov
- Nathalie Krassovska
- Nina Novak
- Nini Theilade
- Raven Wilkinson
- Rochelle Zide
- Tamara Tchinarova Finch
- Tatiana Riabouchinska
- Tatiana Stepanova
- Wakefield Poole
- Yvonne Chouteau
- Yvonne Craig
Awards
Ballets Russes was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Gotham Awards, and winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival. The film came third in the Best Nonfiction Picture category at the National Society of Film Critics Awards 2005, and second in the Top Five Documentaries category at the National Board of Review Awards 2005.