For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (2009)
In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they did and the influence they had, even a 100 years later.
Director: Ross MacGibbon
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Lynn Seymour as Narrator |
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Alastair Macaulay as Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times |
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Bob Gottlieb as Self - Writer and Editor |
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Judith Mackrell as Self - Writer and Dance Critic |
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Lynn Garafola as Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes' |
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Richard Davenport-Hines as Self - Historian and Author |
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Anna Pavlova as Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) |
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Frederic Franklin as Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo |
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Elena Gludjidze as Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet |
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Karl Lagerfeld as Self |
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Wayne Eagling as Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet |
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Marie Rambert as Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage) |
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Joan Acocella as Self - Dance Critic |
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Julian Barran as Self - Art Dealer |
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Mary Fellows as Self - Fashion Director and Consultant |
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Howard Goodall as Self - Composer and Broadcaster |
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Pierre Boulez as Self - Composer and Conductor |
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Tamara Karsavina as Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) |
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David Dawson as Self - Choreographer |
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Igor Stravinsky as Self - Composer (archive footage) |
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Millicent Hodson as Self - Choreographer and Dance Historian |
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Lydia Sokolova as Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) |
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Léonide Massine as Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage) |
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Pepe Serra as Self - Director: Museu Picasso, Barcelona |
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Edmonde Charles-Roux as Self - Chanel Biographer |
| Production | Paul Bullock | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Ross MacGibbon | Director |
| Production | Ross MacGibbon | Producer |