Film

Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

2001 · 1h 40m · Documentary · Music

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

62%

Metacritic

68

ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.

Aurélie Dupont

Marie-Agnès Gillot

Agnès Letestu

Noëlla Pontois

Clairemarie Osta

Élisabeth Platel

Brigitte Lefèvre

Manuel Legris

José Martinez

Maurice Béjart

Pierre Lacotte

Wilfried Romoli

Karl Paquette

Nicolas Le Riche

Laurent Hilaire

Kader Belarbi

• Nils TavernierWriter · Director

Release date

March 14, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary, Music