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Ballerina
Ballerina

Ballerina

An intimate portrait of five ballerinas from the Kirov.

Genres

Documentary

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Ballerina is a 2006 documentary film that follows the training sessions, rehearsals, and everyday lives of five Russian ballerinas at different stages in their career.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

31 August 2006

Country

France

Cast

Alina Somova

Alina Somova

Self

Evguenya Obraztsova

Evguenya Obraztsova

Self

Svetlana Zakharova

Svetlana Zakharova

Self

Diana Vishneva

Diana Vishneva

Self

Ulyana Lopatkina

Ulyana Lopatkina

Self

Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

Self

Makhar Vaziev

Makhar Vaziev

Self

Andrian Fadeyev

Andrian Fadeyev

Self

Igor Zelensky

Igor Zelensky

Self

Olga Chenchikova

Olga Chenchikova

Self

Galina Kekisheva

Galina Kekisheva

Self

Olga Moiseyeva

Olga Moiseyeva

Self

Gennadi Selyutsky

Gennadi Selyutsky

Self

Altynai Asylmuratova

Altynai Asylmuratova

Self

Ludmila Safronova

Ludmila Safronova

Self

Manuel Legris

Manuel Legris

Self

Cédric Klapisch

Cédric Klapisch

Self

Pierre Lacotte

Pierre Lacotte

Self

Jennifer Vuletic

Jennifer Vuletic

Narrator (English)

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