Drama · Russia · 1917 · 49m

The Dying Swan

Умирающий лебедь

The Dying Swan poster
Director
Yevgeni Bauer
Cast
Vera Karalli as Gizella Raccio Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Gizella's Father Cherubino Raccio Vitold Polonsky as Viktor Krasovsky Andrey Gromov as Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy Ivane Perestiani as Glinskiy's Friend
Crew
Boris Zavelev — Director of Photography Zoya Barantsevich — Writer Aleksandr Khanzhonkov — Producer
Synopsis

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.

Mood & Themes
dreamsdancernightmareobsessionballet dancerlosstragedyballetmutedeathsilent filmdream sequence
Key Collaborators
Yevgeni Bauer Director Boris Zavelev Director of Photography Zoya Barantsevich Writer Aleksandr Khanzhonkov Producer
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