Pyotr Tchaikovsky Ballet 'Swan Lake' 2007 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
★ 5.5 · 2007 · 128m · Adventure · Fantasy · Music
The classic Mariinsky (Kirov) production of the greatest of all ballets. Filmed in the imperial splendor of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg. Starring Ulyana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev and the breathtaking Mariinsky corps de ballet. Conducted by the great Russian maestro Valery Gergiev.
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