The Dying Swan 1917 Russian Silent Vera Karalli Evgeni Bauer Ballet

Vera Karalli dances ballet in the haunting Russian silent The Dying Swan (Umirayushchii Lebed) 1917, directed by Evgeni Bauer. Music by Camille Saint-Saëns. The actress - dancer Vera Karalli was involved in the plot to kill Rasputin.

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Film & Animation

Tags:

• The Dying Swan
• Russian Silent
• Evgeni Bauer
• Vera Karalli
• ballet
• Camille Saint-Saëns
• 1917
• Rasputin.

[jovossuck123]

such a touching scene, Bauer is also another very overlooked filmmaker

[GoldenSilents]

Very much so. The Dying Swan is one of my favorite silent films. It's poetic and haunting.

[PureSoapCleans]

This is a very personal and dramatic choreography of the classical miniature ballet The Dying Swan, but its emotion cant' be criticized, it is beautiful. Delicate hands and beautiful legs. This piece is from 1917 and made for the film, it can make it look very dated, but I find it very beautiful and moving. Thank your from bringing this little gem to YT.

[Qbendanny]

As great as Pavlova's. The nuances are true to a real dying bird. There are qualities that for me surpass even Pavlova. Also, she never comes down from point as Fokine wanted, only upon death.LOVED IT, thank you.

[LilyMoth12]

She did really well. Pavlova will always be my favorite performer of this song but she comes in second! She did a beautiful job for a beautiful ballet!

[rojp08]

The absolute personification of a dying swan! Karalli is supreme and her performance is the most beautiful, touching and most haunting. Bauer still needs much recognition as a master cinematographer. Thank you for sharing this gem!

[daeelly]

After Pavlova's this is my favourite performance. You can really see a DYING swan. All the other ballerinas are showing us just a choreography, including Plisetskaya. Vera's hands are really a dying bird's wings. Death is not beautiful.

[corneliaomir]

stop comparing with Beautiful Pavlova please, one does not compare over "who was best, Cezanne or Renoir?" Vera and Pavlova are both talented, dramatic and beyond excelence ballerinas and Artist,

For points and comparison over skills you can search gymnastic and such other sports, but not with art....

[Dancechickk01]

Beautiful...

[msymsed]

Excellent but not quite Pavlova.

[cmw611]

excellant!

[MariahJSkywalker]

Stunning.

[Firestarjude]

I love the simplicity of this.