Ballerina (1937 film)
| Ballerina | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Benoît-Lévy Marie Epstein |
| Screenplay by | Jean Benoît-Lévy Marie Epstein |
| Based on | "La Mort du cygne" by Paul Morand |
| Produced by | Maurice Orienter |
| Starring | Yvette Chauviré Mia Slavenska Jeanine Charrat |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel Henri Tiquet |
| Music by | Joseph-Etienne Szyfer Claude Delvincourt |
Production company | Cinatlantica Films |
| Distributed by | Comptoir Français du Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Ballerina is a 1937 French ballet film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein, starring Yvette Chauviré, Mia Slavenska and Janine Charrat. The original title is La Mort du cygne, the French title for Michel Fokine’s short ballet piece The Dying Swan. It tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who fears that her favourite performer at the Paris Opera Ballet will be replaced by a Russian ballerina, and sets out to engineer an accident for the rival.
The film is based on the 1933 short story "La Mort du cygne" by Paul Morand. The choreography was done by Serge Lifar. The film was remade in the United States as The Unfinished Dance, released in 1947.