Product Details

• Actors: Johann Strauss, Alessandra Ferri, Massimo Murru
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Tdk DVD Video
• DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007XHL3Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,311 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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CHAUVE SOURIS - DVD Movie

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely fabulous, September 22, 2007

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Kathleen Remp (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roland Petit - La Chauve-Souris / Ferri, Murru, Bonino, Zeni, Trucco, Rhodes, La Scala Ballet (DVD)

This dvd is my absolute favorite! Alessandra Ferri is superb as always and the music wonderful. Ferri is simply the best interpretive dancer ever. Her every glance lets you know just how she is feeling. The dinner sequence is charming and when she transforms into Belle...well, you just have to see the dvd!The storyline is simple; unappreciated housewife transformed into an irristable coquette tricks her bored husband into seeing her in a totally new light. Loved the dancing, music and staging.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing performance, August 3, 2009

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James A. Pantano "jackthewhack" (beacon, new york United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roland Petit - La Chauve-Souris / Ferri, Murru, Bonino, Zeni, Trucco, Rhodes, La Scala Ballet (DVD)

of the many reasons why one would purchase this dvd mine was to see alessandra ferri. some ballerinas are technically gifted. some have great acting skills. some have great stage charisma. alessandra ferri has it all and combines the three to give an added 4th dimension to her performances. i am absolutely charmed by her performance here as bella, ignored and neglected wife of johann. her entire performance was beguiling but the act two pas de deux where she clips johann's wings was just incredible. the emotions that were implied here could not be told thru dance alone but by a seamless intergration of body language and facial expression. just the type of thing alessandra does so well. it is true artistry that can reach inside a viewer and stir deep emotions. i can honestly say of all the ballerinas i have seen perform live and all the video performances i have watched, alessandra ferri is by far the best i have ever seen. im sure there are many who share the same infatuation that i have for ms ferri and (hard to believe)there are some of you who do not. but i admit freely to this obsession even as i now search for a new ballerina to worship from my seat (next to my wife) in the audience. all of that being said, the actual ballet was pretty good too. this is the third ballet i have seen choreographed by roland petit the other two being notre dame de paris and clavigo.(both superb) all three are starkly different from each other this being more comedic and boisterous, and i would say slightly less radical or modern then the other two i mentioned. one thing they all share in common is a stage gimmick or prop. notre dame had its giant swinging bell and a maze of staircases. clavigo descended to the stage like a giant spider. here, johann flys around with his "bat wings". if you enjoy roland petit's choreography this will not disappoint. i find it to be elegant, sophisticated, expressive and modern, although keeping a foot planted firmly in the traditional. massimo murru,s performance here as the disinterested husband johann is excellent. he reminds me a bit of another of ferri,s long time partners, julio bocca. the rest of the cast turn in fine performances as well. on the technical side of things, the picture is clear, the color is reproduced accurately and the lighting is very good. the editing is actually pretty good here. the camera angles that were chosen were very good and they tend to linger for a while which is a good thing. mostly all the angles include the whole dancers body. there are some closeups but nothing too distracting. the sound is excellent. and of course strauss music is the perfect accompaniment to the story. in conclusion; for ferri admirers, lovers of inventive choreography, la scala fans and those who want something a little different than classical ballet. magnificent!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ronald Petit at his best, March 10, 2010

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Satish Kamath (India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roland Petit - La Chauve-Souris / Ferri, Murru, Bonino, Zeni, Trucco, Rhodes, La Scala Ballet (DVD)

This gem of a production is indeed a tribute to the brilliance of Ronald Petit more than anything else. Oh yes. Ferri has done a fantastic job, however, it is Luigi Bonino who really glitters. The production itself is brilliant, with the minimal amounts of props and sets yet looking lavish.
The adaptations of themes from the Strauss works is simply superb and I have ripped just the music into my iPod. It is the production as a whole that wins out here.
Absolutely SUPERB.