Product Details

• Actors: Agnes Letestu, Stephane Bullion, Eve Grinsztajn, Karl Paquette
• Directors: Thomas Grimm
• Format: Classical, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (PCM Stereo), English (PCM Surround), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bbc / Opus
• DVD Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Run Time: 191 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0025XW95Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,279 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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CHOPIN:LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS - Blu-Ray Movie

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Paris production, September 7, 2009

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Mr. John A. Coulson "Tassie Devil" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chopin: La Dame aux Camelias [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Chopin: La Dame aux Camelias [Blu-ray]The essentials for enjoying a ballet video are 1. great dancing 2. great music 3. well produced. All 3 come together in "La Dame aux camelias" with bonuses of colourful costumes and a poignant storyline. The first Act impressed me less than the other two as I did not feel the Chopin Piano Concerto particularly apt for either the dancing or storyline but I was won over with the beautiful Act 2, danced only to lovely piano music. It was surprising just how effective a solo piano can be to evoke emotion when so beautifully choreographed as is the case in this production. The story does not follow the same path as in Verdi's opera but is faithful to the essential Dumas tale.
There is no doubt the Opera National de Paris is one of the world's leading ballet companies with some superb dancers in its ranks. Some of that dancing is spectacular with lots of tricky lifts all melded in seamlessly and gracefully. If you love ballet and like a moving story then this is a must for your collection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ravishing choreography, flawless dancing and the magic of Chopin--irresistible !, March 11, 2010

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Chhan Thuan Kiat "Pediatrician & music nut" (Brunei Darussalam) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chopin: La Dame aux Camelias [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

If you ask me 2 of the best neo-classical ballet productions that came out in blu-ray in 2009 would be Frederick Ashton's whimsical version of Herold's La Fille Mal Gardee with Carlos ACosta and Marianela Nunez, and this wonderful Lady of the Camelias disc with the stars of the Paris Opera Ballet. Completely different in character they nevertheless represent the cream of last year's crop.
The tale of a French courtesan,torn between amour of the professional kind and personal love, withs its inevitable tragic ending has been made well known in opera by Massenet and Puccini( Manon Lescaut) and Verdi (La Traviata). Indeed Verdi wrote the story of his famous work after attending Dumas' play La Dame Aux Camelias, so we know who begot what. Now, along comes John Neumeier's creation of a full length narrative ballet based on Dumas's play using the piano music of Chopin, and what a tour de force this is.
First off, the choreography is astounding. And the famous stars of the the Paris Opera Ballet do it full justice, with flawless dancing that will take your breath away. Agnes Letestu shows why she is so highly regarded in the rarefied world of the ballet etoile with a stunning performance here as Marguerite Gautier, the famous courtesan. Her male partner Stephane Bullion, whose smoldering looks would set more than a few female hearts palpitating,is equally brilliant and their riveting pas de deux in Acts 2 and 3 can only be described as ravishing. In equal parts tender, passionate and even erotic, and set to the slow movement of Chopin's Opus 58 piano sonata in B flat minor, these are magical performances you would want to watch and re-watch. Noteworthy too is Dorothee Gilbert, whose beauty and grace make a deep impression. The sets are interesting, the costumes beautiful and the dancing by the corps de ballet excellent and especially in the Country scene exuberant and memorable. If you are like me (so used to lavish orchestral scores for ballet), you may wonder whether a sparse piano solo, even if it is Chopin, would really 'do' for a full length dance drama, but have no fear, it works very well with the wonderful choreography. So there you have it. Five stars , nothing less.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A resounding delight, October 8, 2009

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Roger L. Sayer "Lenedwin" (MUKILTEO, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chopin: La Dame aux Camelias [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

When I first heard of this piece I thought it would be another ballet danced to Orchestrated Chopin, like Les Sylphide, but it isn't. The music is authentic Chopin played on the piano. The first act is danced to the second piano concerto so there's an orchestra involved in that but it's the real thing. There on after it's just piano solo. This beautiful music combined with a beautiful visual performance by young dancers makes it an absolute joy to behold. And this is combined with a technically brilliant blue ray DVD. You can't go wrong.