My wife and I saw this movie this week in Boulder. As we left the theater, my wife commented that she couldn't remember the last time a movie audience applauded at the end of a movie. this is a wonderful history of ballet- we have been to the occasional ballet but this movie will appeal to ballet aficionados or those who have never been to a ballet. An interesting slice of history
shareI saw this movie four times during its run in our town and there was audience applause three of those times. It made me cry every time, though--such a beautiful, touching documentary. Friends of mine who are not at all dance or ballet fans, but who saw BALLETS RUSSES, were extremely enthusiastic, and happy they'd seen it (for some, that was a great surprise). Those of us more dance or theater oriented were thrilled.
I've seen probably the majority of reviews this movie has received (at least of those that have been online), which has been quite a good number; only recently did I see anything less than quite good notices (more often raves). The less-than-good review was by Phil Villarreal in the Arizona Star, and has been recycled through a news service to some other publications. But at Rottentomatoes.com, it's clear that the vast majority of critics, especially from major cities and papers, give high praise. If you haven't watched the trailer (available online), it's worth seeing; it's a potent little thing--almost more moving than the film itself.
There were applause where I saw it. It was, for me, even better than Man on Wire because of the ages of it's subjects. If you are also interested in wire walking, Robert Zemeckis just completed The Walk, a full length film based on Phillipe Petit's book of the same name.
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