The Firebird

August. 11,1952

Rating：

4.8

Genre：

Drama Music Romance

Keywords：

Ballet Ballet Dancer Opera Singer

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Italian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet dancer Linda Corina.

Tito Gobbi as Mario Vanni

Ellen Rasch as Linda Corina

Eva Henning as Alice Lund

Bengt Blomgren as Frank

Georg Rydeberg as Jascha Sacharowitch

Åke Falck as Spinky

Märta Arbin as Frank's mother

Märta Dorff as Seamstress

Gull Natorp as Tilda

Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius as Dinner guest

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Reviews

Cortechba

1952/08/11

Overrated

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Baseshment

1952/08/12

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Loui Blair

1952/08/13

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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Lachlan Coulson

1952/08/14

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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cb-19

1952/08/15

This movie focuses around the dancing talent of Swedish ballet dancer Ellen Rasch and the singing talent of Italian baryton Tito Gobbi, two of the greats in their respective fields at the time. The movie does have a plot, centering around the main character Linda (Rasch), and her passion for the art she is practising.For any fan of ballet dancing, this must be a real treat. Even a less cultured individual such as myself found atleast the first ballet number in the movie to be highly enjoyable. The movie does run a bit long, however, clocking in at just under two hours. The dialogue does at times seem a bit forced, probably due to the fact that the entire dialogue is in English, spoken by (mainly) Swedish actors.The movie has been digitally restaured by The Swedish Film Institute, which means you get to enjoy the movie in all its original, colorful glory. The colourwork seemed very tasteful, not falling for the temptation of exaggerating the saturation level for effect. However, the sound quality leaves a lot to be desired. Although not intolerable, with technology being what it is today, the quality is surprisingly low.To sum things up, unless you detest watching movies from the 1950's, I can highly recommend seeing this movie if you enjoy the "fine arts".

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