Bolshoi Babylon (Blu-ray)
Scandal. Intrigue. Sacrifice. Spectacle.
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Blu-ray BD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: August 16, 2016
- Originally Released: 2015
- Label: Filmrise
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Mark Franchetti & Nick Read |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
Given the circumstances, Read has done a wonderful job. Instead of promoting or smearing a celebrated brand he's created a portrait of a workplace that feels both pertinent to Putin's Russia and universal.
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London Evening Standard
Rating: 3/5 --
Co-directors Nick Read and Mark Franchetti present a compelling if ultimately somewhat dispiriting study of the sacrifices required to be part of this world-famous institution and the competitiveness that underpins its artistic supremacy.
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Total Film
Rating: 4/5 --
The film may not fill you with admiration for Filin himself, who is a charismatic but very divisive figure, but it certainly induces a sense of awe about the work of the company itself.
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Independent (UK)
Rating: 3/5 --
... Inquisitive rather than intrusive and asking more question than it answers. However, it's refreshing that Read and Franchetti's work is not simply an ode to the ballet in all its splendour.
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CineVue
Rating: 2/5 --
Maybe more interesting as a behind-the-scenes exposé than it is a piece of hard journalism.
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Little White Lies
Rating: 2/5 --
Whilst fans of ballet should find it fascinating, it might struggle to fully engage non-fans.
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Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Rating: 4/5 --
It places the traumatised but still astonishingly high-functioning company in national and historical context, peels away its glamorous mask, and lets the backstage dramas of its various damatis personae unfold.
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Daily Telegraph (UK)
Description by OLDIES.com:
The Bolshoi symbol of Russia, a national treasure and one of the most famous institutions in the world. Recently, however, the theatre has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: intrigue, personal attacks and management changes have created lurid headlines. Now, for the first time, the theatre directors have allowed the backstage process to be documented. With unparalleled behind the scenes access, the film will pay tribute to the dancers' extraordinary artistic and athletic talents, their abiding fear of injury and the ruthless ambition needed to survive in the world's most famous ballet company. "Bolshoi Babylon" is a behind-the-scenes look into Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre and how it was rocked by an acid-attack scandal by Pavel Dmitrichenko in 2013. Blu-ray features surround sound, the official "Bolshoi Babylon" trailer, exclusive Director and Producer Interview, Deleted and Extended Scenes: Veterans Day, Programme Seller, Ludmila Semenyaka and Anastasia Meshkova at Home. Blu-ray comes in Russian with English subtitles.
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