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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769711836
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769711839
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 30, 1999
Running Time: 130 minutes
Sales Rank: 23092
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1966
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
It's not a stretch to call Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn the most sublime of all dance partners and Sergei Prokofiev the most gifted 20th-century ballet composer. And so it goes without saying that the 1966 film version of the Royal Ballet production of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet featuring Nureyev and Fonteyn as the star-crossed lovers is an absolute must-have for anyone who cares a whit about the art. Director Paul Czinner has made all the right moves, alternating between full shots of the performers with long shots that accentuate how Kenneth MacMillan's fastidious choreography is inexorably linked to the characters, their story, the elaborate sets, and the viewer. Nicholas Georgiadis's costumes are sumptuous without being overdone, the supporting dancers and ensemble are as exquisite as the leads, and John Lanchbery conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House with just the right mixture of joviality and tragedy that Prokofiev's classic score needs but doesn't always receive. --Kevin Filipski
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Fonteyn and Nureyev were terrific actors and matchless dancers. I am sure that there were and are better technicians in some steps, but no two people created the charged atmosphere and told a story better or more beautifully than they did. One can actually feel the joy in the balcony scene, the poignant parting in the bedroom scene (Nureyev's expression is priceless), and the tragic heartbreak in the last scene. Prokoviev's music is unsurpassed,
I do agree that this treasure needs to be digitally ... Read More
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As always, it is a feast for the eyes and senses to watch Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev in partnership showing their extremely high level of expertise. The detail of the scenery, costuming and dancing in this production are all eye catching and beautiful. Very noticeable are the wonderful steps and leaps of the male dancers, as they not only support the ballerinas but perform with perfection themselves. Also of note are the expressive body language and facial expressions. This DVD is treasured!
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Dame Margot bounces onto the stage like a ten year old in her first scene. Since her agility, energy and acting permit her to perform the entrance with that elan, you believe in her Juliet right away. Sometimes Fonteyn flutters like a leaf, sometimes she floats, sometimes she rushes toward her love. It's been said that she's older here and past her prime. I can't see any flaw in her performance. She pirouettes, she jumps, she's always in the right place for lifts, and she stays on point endlessly and effortlessly. ... Read More
Rating:  -
I found the transcription to be pretty low quality. There are pops in the audio and snow in the video. There is another version on Amazon which is almost double the cost ... maybe I should have chosen that one.
Of course, the music and the dancing are marvelous, but what did I expect.
I did appreciate written scene synopses and bios of Prokofiev and the dancers.
Rating: -
This is an extraordinarily enjoyable spectacle, a true feast for the senses. First of all, the sets and costumes are beautifully formed and colored. Then, the music by Prokofiev is perfect, exquisiely toned to evoke love, excitement, sorrow; it's as excellent as the play or the ballet. And the protagonists are perfectly cast, with an added poignancy coming from what one knows of their tragic personal lives, doomed lovers indeed: Nureyev dying from AIDS, Fonteyn descending into poverty and loneliness (see Tony Palmer's ... Read More
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