Film Synopsis
Marius Petipa is a French dancer who has just found success in Saint Petersburg. He begins a relationship with Machenka, a young dancer with a promising future ahead of her. But for Marius art comes before love, and he ends up neglecting the woman he loves. After one painful incident, he comes to his senses and organises a tour for Machenka that will make her famous. Alas, Fate then intervenes to separate them forever...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jean Dréville, Isaak Menaker
- Script: Aleksandr Galich, Paul Andréota (dialogue), Pierre Guilbert (novel)
- Music: Yuri Prokofiev
- Cast: Gilles Ségal (Marius Petipa), Natalya Velichko (Machenka Sourovchtchikova), Jacques Ferrière (Minkh), Nikolai Cherkasov (Guédeolof), Sabine Lods (Catherine Petipa), Oleg Strizhenov (Tchaikovsky), Pierre Bertin (Petipa père), Alla Larionova (Lioulov), Caroline Clerc (La chanteuse), Viviane Gosset (La mère de Petipa), Jean Houbé (Antoine), Jean Moussy (Lucien Petipa), Nathalie Nort (Denise), Alexandre Rignault (Bigornet), Liena Sokolova (Katenka)
- Country: France / Soviet Union
- Language: Russian
- Support: Black and White / Color (Eastmancolor)
- Runtime: 130 min
- Aka: La Nuit des adieux ; Tretya molodost
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