A troubled couple return to Stockholm after vacationing in Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different individuals: her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

2010

English

4.1

♡ 14

Action

albert einstein

ballet

based on play or musical

Andrey Konchalovskiy Director

Peter Elliott as Gielgud

Elle Fanning as Mary

Charlie Rowe as The Prince

John Turturro as The Rat King

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951

English

7.1

♡ 15

85%

based on play or musical

Michael Powell Director

Robert Rounseville as Hoffmann

Robert Helpmann as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle

Pamela Brown as Nicklaus

Moira Shearer as Stella / Olympia

A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.

Ballet Boys

2014

Norwegian

7.3

♡ 5

80%

Kenneth Elvebakk Director

Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød as

Syvert Lorenz Garcia as

Torgeir Lund as

Ballet Boys takes you through disappointments, victories, forging of friendship, first loves, doubt, faith, growing apart from each other, finding your own way and own ambitions, all mixed with the beautiful expression of ballet.

Asher

2018

English

5.5

♡ 24

53%

Michael Caton-Jones Director

Ron Perlman as Asher

Jacqueline Bisset as Dora

Guy Burnet as Lyor

Famke Janssen as Sophie

Asher is a former Mossad agent turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it's too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

The White Crow

2018

English

6.6

♡ 28

68%

Ralph Fiennes Director

Adèle Exarchopoulos as Clara Saint

Ralph Fiennes as Pushkin

Yann Bean as Well Wisher

Chulpan Khamatova as Xenia

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

The Nutcracker

1993

English

5.9

♡ 13

50%

Emile Ardolino Director

Abigail Mentzer as Angel / Soldier

Marina Squerciati as Mouse / Polichinelle

Kevin Kline as Narrator

Macaulay Culkin as The Nutcracker / Drosselmeier's Nephew

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.

Never Let Me Go

1953

English

6.2

♡ 6

62%

based on novel or book

cold war

Drama

intercultural relationship

newspaper reporter

Romance

Thriller

Delmer Daves Director

Richard Haydn as Christopher Wellington St. John Denny

Theodore Bikel as Lieutenant

Peter Illing as N.K.V.D. Man

Richard Marner as Toasting Russian Officer

An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.

The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - Swan Lake

2015

Xx

7.9

♡ 9

Action

ballet

Vincent Bataillon Director

With Tchaikovskys famous and lyrically poignant score, the beloved masterpiece Swan Lakes depiction of tragic love is performed to perfection by the unparalleled virtuosity of Russias great Bolshoi Ballet with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Recorded in early 2015, this live performance provides an opportunity to see the modern manifestation of this legendary ballet troupe with lead ballerina Svetlana Zakharova along with Denis Rodkin and Artemy Belyakov among others introducing us to the new generation at the Bolshoi.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

2011

English

8.1

♡ 7

Kevin O'Hare Director

Kristen McNally as Cook

Christopher Saunders as Father / King of Hearts

Kenta Kura as Footman / Frog

Simon Russell Beale as The Duchess / Introduced by

A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based on Lewis Carroll's famous story of Alice, an ordinary girl who one summer afternoon falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself on an extraordinary adventure. The music is by Joby Talbot, with designs by the internationally acclaimed Bob Crowley. Alice is danced by the Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson, and actor Simon Russell-Beale plays the cameo role of the Duchess.

Ballet Now

2018

English

7.2

♡ 1

100%

Steven Cantor Director

Tiler Peck as Self

Bill Irwin as Self

Virgil Gadson as Self

Isabella Boylston as Self

Three days leading up to Tiler Peck's direction and performance of a ballet exhibition in Los Angeles.

The Company

2003

English

6.2

♡ 6

72%

Robert Altman Director

Malcolm McDowell as Alberto Antonelli

James Franco as Josh

Neve Campbell as Loretta 'Ry' Ryan

Marc Grapey as Toast Master

Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

English

6.9

♡ 8

83%

Charles Vidor Director

John Qualen as Burgomaster

George Chandler as Farmer

Danny Kaye as Hans Christian Andersen

Frank Hagney as Townsman

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

First Position

2011

English

7.5

♡ 1

93%

Bess Kargman Director

Juliet Doherty as Self

Evelyn Hart as Self

Giuseppe Bausilio as Self

Adam Sklute as Self

A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.

Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight

2014

English

5.5

♡ 8

Vince Marcello Director

Saara Chaudry as Chloe

Tanya Howard as Jackie Sanchez

Daniel Fathers as Mr. Kosoloff

Genneya Walton as Renata

Isabelle is an inspired dancer, but when her sister and a classmate make her doubt herself, she's motivated by a ballerina to find her own way to shine.

Birds of Paradise

2021

English

5.9

♡ 10

65%

Sarah Adina Smith Director

Balázs Veres as Ballet Competition Guest

Jacqueline Bisset as Madame Brunelle

Vincent D'Onofrio as Scott Sanders

Toby Huss as Scott Sanders

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.

Coppelia

2021

Dutch

5.5

♡ 4

83%

live action and animation

Sci-Fi

silent film

Steven de Beul Director

Timothy van Poucke as Franz's Friend

Sem Sjouke as Franz's Friend

Sasha Mukhamedov as Swan's Friend

Mao Jing Jing as Swan's Friend

When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.

Midnight Swan

2020

Japanese

6.8

♡ 2

100%

Eiji Uchida Director

Eriko Satô as

Misaki Hattori as Ichika Sakurada

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Nagisa

Asami Mizukawa as Saori Sakurada

Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

2011

English

7.6

♡ 3

Jeff Tudor Director

Anna Tysgankova as Clara

James Stout as Nutcracker

Matthew Golding as Prince

Going to see Nutcracker with the whole family has been a tradition in other countries for many years. Now it is a tradition in the Netherlands as well. It became apparent that the Netherlands had also adopted this tradition in 1996, when the Dutch National Ballet presented its own version of the famous fairytale ballet. It is a magical production that has won the hearts of more than 250,000 people to date. Choreographers Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling created a Nutcracker for the children and adults of today. It is more dynamic and exciting, and less sweet than usual. They also chose to give a Dutch twist to their interpretation of the story, with skaters on the canals and a living room that transforms into a snowy forest. Unlike the original story, the production by Eagling and Van Schayk (who also designed the delightful sets and costumes) does not take place on Christmas Eve in a German town, but during St. Nicholas celebrations in Amsterdam, around 1810.

Nijinsky

1980

English

6.6

♡ 2

50%

mental desintegration

Music

Romance

Herbert Ross Director

Ronald Pickup as Igor Stravinsky

Jeremy Irons as Mikhail Fokine

Leslie Browne as Romola de Pulsky

Vernon Dobtcheff as Sergei Grigoriev

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

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