Movie
Alicia
1977 · 75 min
A warm, admiring portrait of a dancer's resilience, carried by performance footage and quiet reverence rather than drama.
- Directed by
- Víctor Casaus
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Alicia Alonso, Azari Plisetski, José Parés
- Overview
- Documentary on Alicia Alonso, considered by many critics to be the prima ballerina among all the great contemporary ballerinas. Alicia discusses her history in ballet, we glimpse her early life and see her dancing in "Giselle", "The Black Swan", the "Grand Pas de Quatre", and "Carmen". We experience her triumph over blindness, the acclaim she has received from audiences worldwide and, above all, her continuing artistry and exhilarating verve.
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, identity, survival, ambition
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Víctor Casaus
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Alicia Alonso, Azari Plisetski, José Parés
