Product Details

• Actors: Fernando Bujones
• Directors: Dalal Achar
• Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: KULTUR VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0017HEYAM
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,291 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Ballet virtuoso Fernando Bujones stars in the brilliant production of Giselle with the Ballet Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro. This electrifying performance captures Bujones at the peak of his career. Critically acclaimed as one of the great male dancers of the 20th century, Bujones' stamina and explosive style fill his every performance with special excitement. Clive Barnes hailed Bujones' technique as possibly unmatched anywhere. Reporting on his role in Giselle, the NY Times asked could any dancer jump so high?

'Supreme among the romantic ballets, Giselle has never before been delivered with such intensity as in this performance by Fernando Bujones... the finest male classical dancer this country has every produced.' (NY Post)

'His technique is possibly unmatched anywhere.' Clive Barnes

'...He has emerged as America s greatest native-born classical dancer.' John Gruen

-Cast:
Count Albrecht: Fernando Bujones
Giselle: Anna Botafogo
Wilfrid: Antonio Gaspar
Berthe: Beatriz Melucci
Hilarion: Carlos Meziat
Duke of Corland: Desmond Doyle
With Members of the Ballet Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro
Dalal Achar, Director

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A period showcase for Bujones, period., January 15, 2009

By	French Critic (France) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of Fernando, this DVD is interesting for its historical value, as very little of his recorded dancing is available commercially. This particular piece has numerous flaws, choreographic, dramatic, and technical. The latter are the most irksome for the casual viewer. The color is a washed-out sepia in the first act, and the second act is danced in near-pitch darkness. The sound is muffled, and the orchestra is sub-par. Bujones is enjoyable to watch, but male dancing has progressed so much in just the last two decades, one would almost think he is a talented but unpolished amateur at a graduation performance.