Description
Prokofiev Nureyev: Cinderella / PARIS OPERA BALLET / PARIS OPERA ORCHESTRA / Opus Arte
UPC: 809478009979
Playtime is 185 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio : 1.77:1
- Product Dimensions : 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 2.82 Ounces
- Media Format : NTSC, Classical, Multiple Formats, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen, Color
- Run time : 3 hours and 5 minutes
- Release date : November 18, 2008
- Actors : Letestu, Martinez, Nureyev, Kessels
- Subtitles : English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Studio : Opus Arte
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
Summary
Rudolf Nureyev's colourful, “movie-star” version of Prokofiev's Cinderella retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great Depression in the 1930s and 1940s. Agnès Letestu stars as Cinderella who, living with her alcoholic father, tyrannical stepmother and two spiteful stepsisters, dreams of escape and stardom in Hollywood. After a promising screen-test during which The Film Star, suavely portrayed by José Martinez, falls head over heels in love with her, she is fearful that her new-found happiness is too good to be true and will vanish with her youth. Fortunately, her magical protector (in the form of The Producer) and her lover move heaven and earth for a ‘happily ever after’ ending. This is Paris Opera Ballet at its very best.
"More than a traditional full-length ballet, Nureyev's Cinderella is a musical fantasy overflowing with vitality." (Le Figaro)
"Agnès Letestu is grace and modesty personified in Nureyev's 'Cinderella Goes to Hollywood'..." (BBC Music Magazine)
