Product Details

• Actors: Margot Fonteyn, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev
• Directors: Patricia Foy
• Producers: Patricia Foy, Clive Syddall, John Tooley, Mischa Scorer
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004W19J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,392 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Margot Fonteyn" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice thorough job, February 12, 2000

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chaerae (Williamstown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Margot Fonteyn Biography [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This gives a nice overview of Fonteyn's life and career, narrated largely by Dame Margot herself. If you've already read her autobiography, however, this doesn't add up to any new or revealing information. The narration is interspersed with comments from associates like Ninette de Valois, Robert Helpmann, Fred Ashton, ballet critics, etc, and more interestingly (imo) scatterings of film footages of Fonteyn performing over the years. There are short little clips of a '37 television solo, the '62 Giselle with Nureyev (gorgeous -- the performance, I mean), Sleeping Beauty - Rose Adagio, a '66 Ondine, etc, etc.

Overall, it's an interesting video. I only wish they'd showed more such footages (or more of the ones they showed) instead of the long shots of Dame Margot narrating.

btw, the back cover claims the video si 188 minutes long -- a typo; it's actually 88 minutes long.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Flim about Fonteyn, May 4, 2001

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Maxi3D (Long Beach, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Margot Fonteyn (DVD)

This is a must see filim for anyone who wants to know more about Margot Fonteyn. Great personal interview of Ms. Fonteyn and footages of her dancing. The only problem I have is with the DVD itself, it's a straight copy of the VHS version. No program meun, no chapter meun, no commentary about the film, Nothing. The film image is also kind fuzzy and wash out.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, July 7, 2003

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Able Devildog "jackjack5" (PACIFIC PALISADES, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Margot Fonteyn (DVD)

Having been a fan of Margot Fonteyn since 1955, having seen 52 of her performances and having had lunch with her after she autographed a copy of her autobiography, I was delighted to see this DVD which I thoroughly enjoyed. Anyone who wants to know more about this sensational ballerina, this DVD is a must.