A young girl takes ballet lessons with the Princess Troubetzkoy, a very old yet still famous ballerina. One day, she auditions for a ballet company, but another girl gets the job. So the girl goes back to the Princess to continue her studies. A sensitive study of an adolescent ballerina. With Sonia Petrovna and Madame Egorowa.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000118
Language
French
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Music & Performing Arts → Ballerinas
Music & Performing Arts → Ballet
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)