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Ballets Russes Review

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5.0

Dave White Profile

… jaw-droppingly beautiful … Read full review

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  • 5.0
    81

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    Metascore®
    Universal acclaim
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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    A captivating if somewhat conventional documentary, Ballets Russes is a paean to the groundbreaking, 20th century ballet troupe that began as a loose group of Russian refugees, metamorphosed into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and eventually split into two competing companies.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    Ballets Russes does tell a marvelous story of midcentury show business, encompassing both the most exalted expressions of pure art and the sometimes grubby commerce that sustained it.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The archival footage is so breathtaking, the reminiscences so piquant, that even a stranger to dance can't help but be swept up by this peek into such exquisite, now vanished glamour.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Variety Scott Foundas

    Enormously absorbing.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    A captivating film that truly elevates the spirit, Ballets Russes is the most emotionally satisfying documentary since "Mad Hot Ballroom."

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    A feature-length documentary, by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, of absolutely breathtaking sweep and joyous energy.

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