Ballerina

Dr. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face. He is assisted by Morpho, a deformed monstrosity who delights in biting his victims. Orlof had better hurry, though – a young police inspector and his ballerina girlfriend are onto his sadistic practices.

Onstage, Nijinsky, the most celebrated dancer of the early 20th century, was in flawless control. Offstage, he was in turmoil, torn between the ballerina he married and the domineering mentor he loved.

An American correspondent and his Russian ballerina wife are separated by the Soviet authorities.

Lilian Harvey, the toast of two continents, is her usual radiant self in Invitation to the Waltz. Harvey plays Jenny Peachey (honest!), a Drury Lane ballerina during the Napoleonic Wars. Swept off her slippers by the handsome Duke of Wurtemberg (Harold Warrender), Jenny gives up her dancing career to become the Duke's mistress. As the war between England and France intensifies, our heroine uses her influence to persuade the Duke to sign a treaty with England, thereby helping to bring about the downfall of Napoleon (Esme Percy). Through it all, Jenny is worshipped from afar by handsome lieutenant Carl (Carl Esmond). Magnificently produced, Invitation to the Waltz was a lighthearted follow-up to Lillian Harvey's more serious "ballerina sacrifices all" opus, Schwartze Rosen.

In una tranquilla città del Nord Italia, vive Camilla una diciassettenne come tante e come tante un po' speciale. Ha ottimi voti a scuola, un rapporto conflittuale con la sorellina Francesca e un sogno, che sua madre (donna dell'est, pragmatica e lavoratrice) non capisce, suo padre (più “materno”) invece sì. Camilla vuole diventare una ballerina di danza classica e l'audizione, che di lì a poco deve tenere per entrare in un'importante accademia, è una grande occasione. Nella sua vita però - prepotente come un vento estivo - entra Sara, anche lei aspirante ballerina. Sara ha diciotto anni appena compiuti, un padre benestante e una madre assente; è carismatica e sensuale. Tra conturbanti slanci d'affetto, crisi, decisioni dirimenti e colpi di scena, il loro rapporto prenderà strade imprevedibili, segnando per sempre la vita di Camilla.

“Don Quixote”, “Carmen Suite” and “Nutcracker” are among the greatest ballets, popular with fans all over the world. Viewers enjoy the beauty and glory of the ballet universe,perhaps unaware that a ballerinas’ precise pirouettes and elegant steps are the result of many hours of exhaustive training and rehearsal. It takes a lifetime of hard work and dedication to prove themselves worthy of a major role. However, only very few are destined to perform solo parts, the rest will continue to dance in the corps de ballet.