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• Actors: Galina Belyayeva, Lina Buldakova, Sergey Shakurov, Vsevolod Larionov, James Fox
• Directors: Emil Loteanu
• Writers: Emil Loteanu
• Producers: Erik Waisberg, Frixos Constantine, Michael Powell, Serafim Karalexis
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Russian
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Run Time: 155 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000520S2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,921 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth seeing but not buying, March 4, 2003

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This review is from: Anna Pavlova [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For those seeking the wonderful Documentary that was made around the same time, this is not it. This biographical film has beautiful costumes and solid performances BUT the actual film quality is very bad. Most of the scenes are extremely over-exposed. If you want to learn about Anna Pavlova's life, see if you can find a rental copy; but it's definitely not a "must have" for your library.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute to a Legendary Ballerina - Pavlova`, November 17, 2005

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L. Klaja (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pavlova: A Tribute To The Legendary Ballerina [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This VHS tape is hosted by Leslie Caron who discusses the life of Pavlova with photos and introduces dances from her repertoire danced by star dancers. There are scenes from Don Quixote Pas de Deux, Coppelia, The Awakening of Flora, the Rose Adagio and Bluebird Pas de Deux from The Sleeping Beauty, California Poppy, Dragonfly, Giselle, Nuit (Night), Christmas, and last but not least: The Dying Swan. The dancers include Patrick Bissell, Frank Augustin, the young Ron Reagan (the president's son) Valentina Kozlova, Marianna Tcherkassky, Amanda McKerrow, Ann Marie de Angelo, Jolinda Martinez, and Hillary Cartwright.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a lesser film about the great Pavlova, May 25, 2006

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Mary Jo Magar (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anna Pavlova [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Despite really poor film quality and terrible dubbing, this film is nevertheless quite beautiful, visually and especially in the sentiment with which Pavlova's personal will, determination, and discipline are portrayed.

Beliaeva plays Pavlova well and dances well, bringing to life "The Dying Swan" and many of the ethnic dances for which Pavlova was singularly known.

The film is not great perhaps, but it is a glamorously illustrative education in the power of the human spirit to overcome personal and impersonal obstacles, which in Pavlova's case were illness and war.