Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "ballerina"

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Meet Me in Las Vegas ** (1956, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, Lili Darvas, Paul Henreid, Jim Backus, Oskar Karlweis, Liliane Montevecchi, Cara Williams, George Chakiris, Betty Lynn, John Brascia) – Classic Movie Review 13,923

The 1956 MGM American musical comedy film Meet Me in Las Vegas showcases Cyd Charisse’s exciting skills with modern and classical ballet in colour and CinemaScope. Director Roy Rowland’s 1956 MGM American musical comedy film Meet Me in Las Vegas […]

May, 10

Dance Little Lady ** (1954, Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling, Mandy Miller, Guy Rolfe, Eunice Gayson) – Classic Movie Review 13,361

Val Guest’s 1954 British drama film Dance Little Lady stars Mai Zetterling as a ballerina who discovers she’ll never dance again but begins to live her life vicariously through her talented daughter (Mandy Miller).  Director […]

Jan, 22

Give a Girl a Break *** (1953, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Helen Wood) – Classic Movie Review 9987

Director Stanley Donen’s 1953 MGM ‘Breezy, Teasy Color by TECHNICOLOR Musical’ film Give a Girl a Break stars doughty dames Debbie Reynolds, Marge Champion and Helen Wood, each with their own champion, who vie for […]

Jul, 01

Midnight in St Petersberg *** (1996, Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Michael Sarrazin, Michelle Burke, Michael Gambon) – Classic Movie Review 9839

Michael Caine returns for the fifth and final time as one-time British secret agent Harry Palmer, in the 1996 made-for-TV thriller Midnight in St Petersburg, the sequel to Bullet to Beijing, released the year before, […]

May, 29

The Awful Dr Orloff [Gritos en la noche] *** (1962, Conrado San Martín, Diana Lorys, Howard Vernon, Ricardo Valle) – Classic Movie Review 9710

Writer-director Jesús Franco’s 1962 Spanish horror movie The Awful Dr Orloff [Gritos en la noche] stars Howard Vernon as Dr Orloff. He is a mad doctor who kidnaps beautiful women to operate on them and […]

May, 03

Girl **** (2018, Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart) – Movie Review

Victor Polster is sensational as the 15-year-old Lara, born in the body of a boy, who dreams of becoming a ballerina, in co-writer/ director Lukas Dhont’s Girl (2018). You could put this another way, Victor Polster is sensational as […]

Oct, 14

Summer Interlude [Sommarlek] [Illicit Interlude] **** (1951, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Birger Malmsten, Alf Kjellin) – Classic Movie Review 7354

Co-writer/ director Ingmar Bergman’s early lyrical, delicate and sensuous 1951 black and white film Summer Interlude (Sommarlek) hauntingly recalls the bitter-sweet memories of a prima ballerina’s tender first love affair at the age of 15. Bergman […]

Jul, 27

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