innopac Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Does anyone know more about this dvd that has appeared on Amazon: "Margot & Royal Ballet"? This item will be released on July 6, 2010. Link to comment
toeprints Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I noticed this dvd also - I clicked on the title for more info and just saw "Ann Marie Duff" listed beside the title. I believe that this is the British tv film which was shown in the UK last November. The title does suggest a wonderful idea for a documentary though. Link to comment
EvilNinjaX Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I noticed this dvd also - I clicked on the title for more info and just saw "Ann Marie Duff" listed beside the title. I believe that this is the British tv film which was shown in the UK last November. The title does suggest a wonderful idea for a documentary though. Is it this dvd? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002QH4R36 thx -goro- Link to comment
toeprints Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I noticed this dvd also - I clicked on the title for more info and just saw "Ann Marie Duff" listed beside the title. I believe that this is the British tv film which was shown in the UK last November. The title does suggest a wonderful idea for a documentary though. Is it this dvd? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002QH4R36 thx -goro- Goro, the UK Amazon lists a lot of product info. The US Amazon doesn't give any info, except the blurb "Margot and the Royal Ballet: Ann Marie Duff" - quite silly on Amazon's part to not have additional info. Link to comment
leonid17 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Does anyone know more about this dvd that has appeared on Amazon: "Margot & Royal Ballet"? This item will be released on July 6, 2010. There was a discussion on the film last year in the topic, " New BBC Fonteyn movie "Margot". There are a wide number of comments to read. Link to comment
Natalia Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 The UK version of this consists of only one DVD. So why a 2-DVD set for the US? Perhaps the US distributors will pair the film with one of the old documentaries on Dame Margot or one of her full-length ballets? Link to comment
Pamela Moberg Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 From what I have heard and read about this movie I would certainly hesitate to cough up almost 30 bucks for it. Still, one ought to form one's own opinion, I havent seen it, but if I get a chance to borrow it, I will. Link to comment
Cliff Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The UK DVD is 84 minutes and released by ITV Studios. The US DVD is 213 minutes and from Bfs Entertainment. So its likely they are different productions. Link to comment
dirac Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 As the original movie is a television production and barely ninety minutes, probably they are pairing it with a Royal Ballet movie or documentary as Natalia suggests. It'll be released in Blu-Ray, apparently. Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Here's the info we've been looking for. It's the recent TV biopic, plus Fonteyn dancing the second act of Swan Lake, The Firebird and Ondine. If I'm not mistaken this Royal Ballet film hasn't been available on DVD in the U.S until now. At age 40, Dame Margot Fonteyn (Anne-Marie Duff – The Virgin Queen, Shameless) was one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th Century. At her creative peak, she was a woman torn between her loyalties to the Royal Ballet and her marriage to unfaithful Panamanian diplomat, Roberto de Arias (Con O’Neill – Criminal Justice). Under mounting pressure to retire, Margot’s unexpected pairing with young Russian émigré Rudolph Nureyev (Michiel Huisman – The Young Victoria) caused a global sensation and created one of the most enduring and stunning ballet partnerships of all time. Also starring Lindsay Duncan (Alice in Wonderland), Derek Jacobi (Endgame) and Penelope Wilton (Pride & Prejudice), Margot is a timeless tale of love, performance, passion and self-sacrifice.BONUS PROGRAM: The Royal Ballet Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes dance scenes from the ballets, Swan Lake, Firebird and Ondine. http://www.bfsent.com/item_detail.asp?number=31000 Link to comment
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