The Dying Swan
Also known as Dying Swan
1917 film by Yevgeni Bauer
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6.4After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.
Released: 1917-01-1749 minDir: Yevgeni BauerDrama
Cast
- Vera Karalli as Gizella Raccio
- Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Gizella's Father Cherubino Raccio
- Vitold Polonsky as Viktor Krasovsky
- Andrey Gromov as Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy
- Ivane Perestiani as Glinskiy's Friend
Themes
- dreams
- dancer
- nightmare
- obsession
- ballet dancer
- loss
- tragedy