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Margot Fonteyn - what members say

Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev review by from Bucks

Extraordinary and well-structured 24 September 2004
...unaire, Apollo, Don Quichotte and examples of his legendary partnership with Margot Fonteyn. The interviews with people who knew him do not overburden the story, and ... Read customer review

The Royal Ballet review by A customer from Devon, UK

The Royal Ballet at its best 2 November 2006
.... I saw these ballets at that time, so this was a huge nostalgia trip for me. Margot Fonteyn is incomparable. ... Read customer review

Sleeping Beauty - Saddlers Wells Royal Ballet review by A customer from Wimbledon, England

Black and white production, but wonderful 1 November 2007
...Great to see such an early production being saved for future generations. Margot Fonteyn is, of course, fabulous and even though this a very shorted production it brings th... Read customer review

Margot Fonteyn - filmography

Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev (1991)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Roland Petit
Director: none
Certificate:
Born on a moving train traveling through his native Siberia, dancing great Rudolf Nureyev began his life in motion and never stopped. Now dance lovers can hear his story in his own words in this insightful biography that includes performance and news footage of the charismatic dancer, as well as ..read more »

64% from 132 members
Not currently released

Margot Fonteyn - A Portrait on DVD (1989)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn
Director: Patricia Foy
Certificate:
Margot Fonteyn presents a programme on her own career, which covered forty years and made her a Dame of the British Empire and a Prima Ballerina Assoluta.

63% from 51 members

Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partne... on DVD (1985)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Powell
Certificate:
A new version, with previously unseen footage, of the greatest ballet duo of the century captured at their peak.

64% from 120 members

I Am A Dancer on DVD (1972)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Lynn Seymour
Director: Pierre Jourdan
Certificate:
A biographical record of Rudolf Nureyev's dedication, which enabled him to climb to fame as the world's foremost male ballet dancer.

57% from 28 members

Romeo And Juliet - Prokofiev (1966)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn
Director: none, Kenneth MacMillan
Certificate:
Sergei Prokofiev's ballet ROMEO AND JULIET performed by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn with the Royal Ballet.

61% from 13 members
Currently unavailable

Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky on DVD (1966)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Vienna State Opera Ballet
Director: Truck Branss
Certificate:
Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake' performed by the Vienna State Opera Ballet and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Dancers include Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Music conducted by John Lanchbery.

70% from 235 members

The Royal Ballet on DVD (1960)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, The Royal Ballet
Director: Paul Czinner
Certificate:
A set of great moments from the Royal Ballet, including excerpts from famous performances of 'The Nutcracker', 'Romeo and Juliet', and others.

61% from 50 members

Sleeping Beauty - Saddlers Wells Royal ... on DVD (1955)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Beryl Grey
Director: Sir Frederick Ashton
Certificate:
Witness one of Margot Fonteyn's performances as Princess Aurora in Tchaikowski's Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Frederick Ashton.

59% from 51 members

Rudolf Nureyev And Margot Fonteyn - An E... on DVD
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, The Royal Ballet
Director: Anthony Asquith, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Anthony Have
Certificate:
One of the most successful dance partnerships of all time, that of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is seen here. Ballet extracts include 'Les Sylphides', 'Le Corsaire', 'La Valse' and 'The Sleeping Beauty - Act 3 Aurora's Wedding'.

66% from 115 members

Tony Palmer - Margot on DVD
Starring: Margot Fonteyn
Director: Tony Palmer
Certificate:
A celebration of the life of Margot Fonteyn commemorating the 40th anniversary year of Nureyev and Fonteyn's ROMEO AND JULIET. Fonteyn is widely considered to be the nation's greatest ever dancer, yet her life story is as tragic as it is inspiring. Tony Palmer's film uses archive performance ..read more »

73% from 44 members

Prokofiev - Cinderella on DVD
Starring: Frederick Ashton, Julia Farron, Margot Fonteyn
Director: Clark Jones
Certificate:
A performance of Prokofiev's ballet CINDERELLA by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot.

56% from 16 members

Great Pas De Deux on DVD
Starring: Darcey Bussell, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov
Certificate:
A collection of amazing pas de deux from some of the most famous ballets, including several famous partnerships, such as Fonteyn and Nureyev in "Le Corsaire". Also featured are Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope, Cynthia Harvey and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and many others.

67% from 126 members

Margot Fonteyn facts

5 most recent films

Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev - 3.0 stars
Margot Fonteyn - A Portrait - 3.0 stars
Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partnership - 3.0 stars
I Am A Dancer - 3.0 stars
Romeo And Juliet - Prokofiev - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky - 3.5 stars
Great Pas De Deux - 3.5 stars
Rudolf Nureyev And Margot Fonteyn - An Evening With The Royal B - 3.5 stars
Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev - 3.0 stars
Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partnership - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Prokofiev - Cinderella - 3.0 stars
I Am A Dancer - 3.0 stars
Romeo And Juliet - Prokofiev - 3.0 stars
Tony Palmer - Margot - 3.5 stars
Sleeping Beauty - Saddlers Wells Royal Ballet - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rudolf Nureyev - 7 times - show films
Michael Somes - 4 times - show films
The Royal Ballet - 2 times - show films
Brian Ashbridge - 2 times - show films
Rudolph Nureyev - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 2 times - show films
Paul Czinner - 2 times - show films
Sir Frederick Ashton - 1 times - show films
Anthony Asquith - 1 times - show films
Kenneth MacMillan - 1 times - show films