Russia / Aug 01, 1983
2h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Igor Dmitriev | Léon Bakst |
| Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy | Aganson |
| Nikolai Kryukov | Oscar II of Sweden |
| Valeri Babyatinsky | Grand Duke |
| Oleg Kimmel | Michel Fokine in childhood |
| Lina Buldakova | Anna Pavlova in childhood |
| Svetlana Toma | Lyubov Pavlova |
| Pyotr Gusev | Marius Petipa |
| Alkis Kritikos | Albert d'André |
| Jacques Debary | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Gheorghe Dimitriu | Enrico Cecchetti |
| Leonid Markov | General Bezobrazov |
| Grigore Grigoriu | Mordkin |
| Galiks Kolchitskiy | speaker in the Duma |
| Mikhail Krapivin | Nijinsky |
| Valentina Reshetnikova | Yekaterina |
| Vsevolod Safonov | Woldemar Freedericksz |
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| Viktor Sergachyov | Telyakovsky |
| Natalya Fateyeva | Kschessinska |
| Igor Sklyar | Serge Lifar |
| Roy Kinnear | gardener |
| John Murray | Sol Hurok |
| Svetlana Svetlichnaya | Masha |
| Afanasiy Trishkin | Sergeyev |
| Bruce Forsyth | impresario Butt |
| Martin Scorsese | Gatti-Casazza |
| Alla Plotkina | Ms. Brighton |
| Galina Iniutina | woman in audience |
| Anatoly Slivnikov | man in audience |
| Vladimir Sidorov | student |
| Ivan Shkyra | Victor Steir |
| Anastassia Stakis | Rosemary |
| Svetlana Toma | Anna's Mother |
| Natalya Fateyeva | Mathilde Kschessinska |
| Michael Kradunin | Vaslav Nijinsky |
| Tiit Härm | Alexandre Volinine |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Анна Павлова |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Cuba, East Germany, France, Soviet Union, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sovinfilm, Poseidon Productions, Mosfilm, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, ICAIC, Cosmos Film |
| Release date | 1 agosto 1983 |
| Production | Serafim Karalexis |
| Writer | Emil Loteanu |
| Editing | Irina Kolotikova, Yelena Galkina, Jim Connock, Michael Powell |
| Cinematography | Evgeniy Guslinskiy, Alan Marshall |
| Assistant directors | Emil Loteanu |
| Camera operators | Evgeniy Guslinskiy, Alan Marshall |
| Additional photography | Evgeniy Guslinskiy, Alan Marshall |
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| Production design | Boris Blank |
| Art direction | Boris Blank |
| Set decoration | Boris Blank |
| Music | Eugen Doga, Vyacheslav Klyuchnikov, Aleksandr Pogosyan |
| Sound | Eugen Doga, Vyacheslav Klyuchnikov, Aleksandr Pogosyan |
| Costume design | Ganna Ganevskaya, Valentina Zharenova, Vsevolod Zhelmanov, Izabella Baikova, Yuri Yemelyanov |
| Makeup | Vsevolod Zhelmanov, Izabella Baikova, Yuri Yemelyanov, Ganna Ganevskaya, Valentina Zharenova |
| Hairstyling | Ganna Ganevskaya, Valentina Zharenova, Vsevolod Zhelmanov, Izabella Baikova, Yuri Yemelyanov |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Oct 26, 1984 / German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
United Kingdom / Mar 10, 1985
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