Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

1983 · 155 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.

Directed by Emil Loteanu · Written by Emil Loteanu

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Cast

Galina Belyaeva Anna Pavlova
James Fox Victor d'André
Sergey Shakurov Michel Fokine
Vsevolod Larionov Sergei Diaghilev
Tiit Härm Alexander Volinin
Ion Sandri Scurea Theodore Stier
Anatoliy Romashin Alexandre Benois
Igor Dmitriev Léon Bakst
Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy Aganson
Nikolai Kryukov Oscar II of Sweden
Valeri Babyatinsky Grand Duke
Oleg Kimmel Michel Fokine in childhood

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