Le Lac des Cygnes

A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Cast

Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldaña, Peter Gallagher

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Charles Vidor

Cast

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire

A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Cast

Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown

This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright's glorious production.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Peter Wight

Cast

Miyako Yoshida, Gary Avis, Steven McRae

During a Christmas Eve party and a young girl, Clara, being given a nutcracker doll by her godfather, Drosselmeyer. Later in the evening when Clara sleeps, she finds herself in the midst of the Nutcracker’s battle against the Mouse King and his army of mice. Coming to Clara’s aid, the Nutcracker is transformed into a Prince and journey...

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Valery Gergiev

Cast

Alina Somova, Vladimir Shklyarov, Alexandra Korshunov