Giselle

The story of Giselle is a romantic tale of innocent love and betrayal, of Prince Albrecht and a trusting peasant maid, Giselle. This beautiful production of this classic ballet is directed by Maina Gielgud, Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Geoffrey Nottage

Maina Gielgud

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

01:44:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302253

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Australian Ballet

Music & Performing Arts → Ballets - Film and video adaptations

Performance

Performance → Ballet - Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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