Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake is without doubt the most famous of all ballets. This glorious new ... more
version presents the work in a modern staging by Patrice Bart, whose choreography remains faithful to the legendary Ivanov/Petipa stagings.Steffi Scherzer takes ...
It is difficult to believe today that Swan Lake was a failure on its production in 1877 ... more
and was not successful untilthe Petipa/Ivanov version of 1895. Today it is regarded as one of the greatest works in the art of ballet. Themagic of Tchaikovsky's music, embodying the love of Prince Siegfried for the enchanted Swan Queen has greatly contributed to making this the best loved of all classical ballets.
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Production Year: 1999 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
Advantages: fun for all the family Disadvantages: none
Because my daughter loves barbie so much i decided to buy her this movie.
My daughter really enjoyed watching this movie not only because it was a barbie movie but because it is also a ballet movie.
Barbie swanlake is the third animated movie that has been made.
PLOT
******
Barbie stars as a young bakers daughter Odette.
Odette comes across a beautiful unicorn and the unicorn goes into the enchanted forest where she follows it deep into the forest.
Odette gets caught by the evil wizard Rothbart who then casts a spell on odette which transforms her into a swan,although the fairy queen counters the spell Odette still ends up being a swan by day and a human by night.
The evil wizard is trying to defeat his cousin the fairy queen and take over the enchanted forest and it is the job and destiny of Odette to save the enchanted ...
Advantages: Lovely music and my daughters love it!!! Disadvantages: weird CGI and swan lake now has a happy ending!!!
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IT is a great film for little girls. Little bit scary in places (my two don't like the scary birdman at one point) but they soon get over it and they dance around with glee!!! A must for all Barbie loving fans everywhere!! Also check out Barbie Rapunzel and Barbe Nutcracker (my personal favourite!!!!). Who said being a stay at home mum was boring!!!!!!!!!!
Special Features of thisDVD:-
The Ballet Dances of SwanLake
Explore the stars
'The Music In You' Documentary
Interactive Menus with voice-over
Barbie in the Nutcracker and Barbie as Rapunzel Trailers
Running Time 1hour 23 mins and graded U - Universal for all ...
Advantages: Brilliant acting, great storylines and scripts Disadvantages: Lack of extras on the DVD lets this set down
people like Radiohead. This also shows how out of place Danny seems to be in the Lakes; the modern music just shouldn't fit with the traditional, more secluded surroundings.
EXTRAS
This is the reason why I simply cannot understand why this is a two disk set; there are no significant extras to be seen on this DVD. In spite of this, there are audio commentaries from lead actor John Simm and director David Blair who talk about the experience of filming and - in the case of John - standing in freezing cold water for many scenes. Nice!
However, these audio commentaries are separate and I do think that for a double disk set, there should be something more than just a couple of commentaries, especially for people like myself who didn't see the show the first time round and who are interested in the background story and how the programme was ...
MizzMolko 09.03.2008
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A new version in a modern staging by Patrice Bart of Tchaikovsky's immortal ballet from the Berlin Staatsoper.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
ARTHAUS MUSIK; SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
Release date
03/07/2000
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
100 001
Barcode
4006680100012
Music Performer
Daniel Barenboim
Composer
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Featured
Daniel Barenboim
Conductor
Daniel Barenboim
Musician
Daniel Barenboim
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DVD Description
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky's most beloved ballet SWAN LAKE and SCHWANENSEE LAC DES CYGNES performed by soloists Steffi Scherzer and Oliver Matz with the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. The Staatskapelle Berlin is conducted by the acclaimed and ubiquitous Daniel Barenboim.
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