UK, 1963
85m
35mm film, Technicolor
mono, no dialogue
A British non-fiction film of genre interest directed by Anthony Havelock-Allan and Anthony Asquith.
Plot Summary
A documentary about the Royal Ballet including scenes from the fantasies Les Sylphides, The Sleeping Beauty and also featuring Red Riding Hood.
Credits
Crew
Directors: Anthony Havelock-Allan (La Valse, Le Corsaire); Anthony Asquith (Les Sylphides, Aurora’s Wedding)
© 1963 B.H.E. Ltd
British Home Entertainment Ltd. in association with The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Producer: Anthony Havelock-Allan
Associate Producer: Richard Goodwin
Directors of Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth (La Valse; Le Corsaire; Aurora’s Wedding)
Director of Photography [2]: Christopher Challis (Les Sylphides)
Editor: Richard Marden, James Clark
Costumes Design: Oliver Messel (Aurora’s Wedding)
Margot Fonteyn’s Costume: André Levasseur
Director of Makeup: Bob Lawrence, George Claff
Music: Maurice Ravel (La Valse); Frédéric Chopin (Les Sylphides); Riccardo Drigo (Le Corsaire); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Aurora’s Wedding)
Sound Recording: Edgar Vetter, Nolan Roberts, Stephen Dalby
Sets: Oliver Messel (Aurora’s Wedding)
Choreography: Frederick Ashton (La Valse); Michael Fokine (Les Sylphides); Rudolph Nureyev (Le Corsaire)
Staged by: Serge Grigoriev, Lubov Tchernicheva (Les Sylphides)
Cast
Margot Fonteyn (dancer)
Rudolph Nureyev)
David Blair (dancer)
Graham Usher (Prince Florestan)
Merle Park (Prince Florestan’s sister)
Georgina Parkinson (Prince Florestan’s sister)
Antoinette Sibley (one of the bluebirds)
Brian Shaw (one of the bluebirds)
Douglas Steuart (Puss-in-Boots)
Virginia Wakelyn (Puss-in-Boots’ White cat)
Ann Howard (Red Riding Hood)
Ronald Plaisted (The Wolf)
Alexander Grant (one of the Three Ivans)
Keith Milland (one of the Three Ivans)
Laurence Buffell (one of the Three Ivans)
Leslie Edwards (Catalabutte)
Ray Powell (Carabosse)
Deanne Bergsma (Lilac Fairy)
Derek Rencher (King Florestan)
Gerd Larsen (King Florestan’s Queen)
Alternative Titles
En aften med den kongelige engelske ballet – Denmark
En afton med the Royal Ballet – Sweden (video)
O Balé Real de Londres – Brazil
Balettvärldens stora mästare – Sweden
An Evening at the Royal Ballet
Una noche inolvidable – Argentina
Suuri baletti-ilta – Finland
Μια βραδυά με τα βασιλικά μπαλλέτα – Greece
Μια βραδυά στο βασιλικό μπαλλέτο – Greece
Links
Extracts included in
Omnibus: Nureyev (1974)
References
Periodicals
- British National Film Catalogue vol.7 (1969)
- British National Film Catalogue vol.3 (1965)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.31 no.371 (December 1964) p.180
- Variety 11 November 1964
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.126
