The Golden Age 3 of 14

The Golden Age (from the Bolshoi Theater)

Time and place of action - seaside town in the south of Russia; the 1920s. This was the period of the New Economic Policy (NEP) which allowed private enterprise and trade and, as a result, shady operators and petty criminals flourished. The Golden Age Restaurant is their favorite haunt - here a young dancer, Rita, who appears under the name of Mademoiselle Margot, and her partner, Jacques, in point of fact Yashka, leader of a local gang of bandits, entertain a mixed public of "fast livers". Helping Yashka with his 'jobs' are his bandit cronies and his friend, Lyuska.
During the town festival and general rejoicing Boris, a young fisherman, member of the satirical agitprop theatre for working youths, meets Rita. They begin to fall in love. But, suddenly, Rita disappears into the crowd, Boris rushes after her. Boris's search brings him to The Golden Age Restaurant. To his astonishment, he recognizes the dancing Mademoiselle Margot to be Rita, the girl he is looking for.
Boris and Yashka fight over Rita. She is attracted by both young men, by the sincerity and depth of their feelings for her. Boris's young fishermen friends start a brawl with members of the gang of bandits. Yashka tries to make a run for it, but he is caught. Rita is free: leaving the restaurant forever, she goes off with her beloved Boris to start a new life.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ballet
• shostakovich
• bolshoi
• golden
• age
• classical
• bessmertnova
• mukhamedov
• taranda
• golikova
• tsivin

[abderakhman]

When will come the dvd release?

Is this still the french vhs or dvd??

Help..I must have it.

[douglasmatley]

Russian ballet allows men to show their baskets, which by USA standards would be rated X. In all art forms of the USA, ballet, films, operas etc... nothing of the male can be revealed but the female this is permited. Alexandr D'Maddalena

[Nutterbutterz95]

I suddenly love ballet.

[616Metalprincess616]

@douglasmatley ok sorry. I didn´t understand you.

[douglasmatley]

@616Metalprincess616 I did not say that Americans are good ballet dancers. Actually Cuban ballet dancers are the best in the world now, Russia has fallen to second place. My comment was that if this ballet was performed in the United States the costumes would have been different so as not to show the bulge of men's gentials as is clearly seen above. D. Alexandr D'Maddalena

[616Metalprincess616]

@douglasmatley americans are the worst ballet dancer in the world. Russians are the best

[balletnut]

I'm speechless. It's SO fantastic. AMAZING!

[jedcrowe]

starting from :37 is "Polka"