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Prokofiev - Cinderella / Fonteyn, Somes, Ashton, MacMillan, Park, Grant, Farron, Fifield, Page, Beriosova, Sadler's Wells Ballet

Margot Fonteyn (Actor), Kenneth MacMillan (Actor) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars 3 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Margot Fonteyn, Kenneth MacMillan, Frederick Ashton
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Black & White, Classical, Closed-captioned, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Video Artists Int'l
  • DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002VEX1Y
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,542 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 starsA fine historical performance
By R. G. Rosa on November 27, 2004
I was really pleased to see that a copy of this 1957 TV version

of the Prokofiev/Ashton Cinderella has been released.

I must be honest, though. For me there were pluses as well as minuses associated with this DVD.

First, it's wonderful to see any footage of Margot Fonteyn who was the ballerina that really hooked me into ballet.

Yes, there were dancers with a showier technique than hers, but this shows off her beautiful line, extreme musicality and immense charm.

It's also nice to see her with one of her long time partners,

Michael Somes. I also enjoyed the very brief glimpses of Svetlana Beriosova, a beautiful dancer from the 50s and 60s.

Another plus for me, although others may look at this in a very different way are the cuts. The version of the ballet, as presented in this TV edition, is very heavily cut. Real fans of the piece may find this a drawback, however I find the complete version over long, and padded out with way too much of the step-sisters. Also, and again, this is a very personal view, I find Prokofiev's score a bit unimaginative, and like the choreography, somewhat padded. So I'm fine with the cuts but realize others may not be.

What's left of the stepsisters' scenes is a lot of fun and Ashton and MacMillan have wonderful comic timing .

The most serious problem is the poor quality of the picture. The original must have been in very bad shape. Although at best it is very grainy, at worst, in the Four Seasons section, the contrast is very poor. I would never have been able to recognize the young Merle Park as Spring without the credits.

There is also a slightly under-reheared air about this production.

Still, even with the drawbacks, this is highly enjoyable. I would highly recommend it even with the limitations I noted.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA remarkable slice of ballet history
By Alicia LaBelle on August 19, 2015
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This DVD preserves a remarkable slice of ballet history. Fonteyn, Ashton, & McMillan together and separately are an education in the creation and presentation of characterThe video suffers of course from some of the cumbersome efforts of1950s television production, but that matters not at all in comparison to Fonteyn's magic and the opportunity to see as fairies the flock of then rising dancers who became Royal's principal ballerinas in the years following.
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5.0 out of 5 starsCinderella Ballet, Sadlers Wells (now Royal Ballet)
By Ann N. Herring on July 16, 2008
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Margot Fonteyne is ALWAYS wonderful, as are the rest of the characters -- as Salders Wells ALWAYS are!!!! Worth the time and money and then some.
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