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[St. Petersburg documentary]

Title
[St. Petersburg documentary] [videorecording].
Publication
1979.

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Additional Authors
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
Description
1 videocassette (NTSC) (50 min.) : sd. col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  • Documentary about St. Petersburg, Russia, known as Leningrad at the time the film was made. Footage of the city is interspersed with interviews, historical recreations and archival footage. The documentary covers the history of the city in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the Napoleonic invasion and the influence of French liberal ideas; the career of Pushkin; the liberation of the serfs; events leading up to the Revolution of 1917; the seige of Leningrad during World War II, and the postwar restoration of the city. The documentary also explores the architecture, art and industry of the city.
  • Television segment about Rudolf Nureyev's production of the ballet Manfred, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet, based on Lord Byron's life and work and set to Tchaikovsky's Manfred symphony. Footage of rehearsals directed by Nureyev are interspersed with excerpts of an interview with Nureyev.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
Alternative Title
[Manfred television segment]
Subject
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Manfred (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
  • Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Siege, 1941-1944
  • Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > To 1917
  • Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Revolution, 1917-1921
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • The documentary about St. Petersburg is incomplete, missing beginning and end credits.
Event (note)
  • St. Petersburg documentary. Videotaped in St. Petersburg, Russia; in the 1970s. Also includes archival footage.
  • Manfred television segment. Videotaped in rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, in the Salle Serge Lifar of the Paris Opéra, in May 1979.
Biography (note)
  • In French, without subtitles.
Contents
St. Petersburg documentary (45 min.) -- Manfred newsreel (5 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8230 RNC
OCLC
NYPG06-F1208
Title
[St. Petersburg documentary] [videorecording].
Imprint
1979.
Country of Producing Entity
France.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
Performer
Interviewees include Lev Ouspansky, Tatiana Tchistiakova, Hélène Nicolaïeva, Elga Yourovskaia.
Event
St. Petersburg documentary. Videotaped in St. Petersburg, Russia; in the 1970s. Also includes archival footage.
Manfred television segment. Videotaped in rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, in the Salle Serge Lifar of the Paris Opéra, in May 1979.
Biography
In French, without subtitles.
Local Note
Manfred television segment also appears on *MGZIDVD-238 RNC.
Added Author
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Interviewee
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Other Title
[Manfred television segment]
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-8230 RNC
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