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“The film is rendered with humility and awe. It does so humbly because the
director Bertrand Normand, who answered questions poignantly not just in his
film but thereafter, acknowledges the impossibility of knowing the life of a
dancer second-hand -- a wonderfully true confession.” |
 Ballerina
BallerinaDirected by Bertrand NormandNarrator: Alain Ghazal(77 min) France Ballerina is director Bertrand Normand's portrait of five different Russian ballerinas from the Mariinski Theatre, formerly known as the Kirov Ballet. Behind the ravishing performances--and there are many on offer here--lies the discipline and rigour involved in the training of some of Russia's pre-eminent dancers (Vancouver Film Festival). |