Mats Ek's Giselle

01/01/1987

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1hr 28min

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TV Movie

STORY

Discover acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s 1987 reworking of the ballet classic, Giselle, for the Cullberg Ballet. With the sensational Ana Laguna in the title role, Mats Ek’s interpretation of the ballet classic has all the whimsy and imaginative innovation so closely associated with the choreographer. In this version of Giselle, the traditional romantic Rhineland village is replaced by a landscape in the shape of breasts, and the supernatural realm of the Wilis is replaced by the harsh reality of a lunatic asylum giving this interpretation a harsh modern relevance. Ana Laguna dances superbly as the barefoot girl who falls ‘madly in love’.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ana Laguna
  • Luc Bouy
  • Yvan Auzely
  • Vanessa McIntosh
  • Lena Wennergren

    Directors

  • Mats Ek
  • Marie-Louise Ekman

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • RM Arts
  • Arthaus Musik

    Production Countries

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