Μια πρώην μπαλαρίνα των Μπολσόι μετατρέπεται σε μυστική πράκτορα με σκοπό να αντλήσει πληροφορίες από έναν κατάσκοπο της CIA.
Young and extremely talented dancer Yulya Olshanskaya from a small mining town draws a “happy ticket”: she is noticed by a former ballet dancer Pototsky and he promises her a future of great ballerina, worthy of the main stage of the country. However, in order to become a diamond, anyone, even the most outstanding brilliant, needs to be cut, and the way to the legendary stage of The Bolshoi Theatre for Yulya lies through the walls of the ballet school, where the more capricious teacher Galina Mikhailovna Beletskaya takes custody of the rebellious provincial. Turning into a prima will require incredible self-denial, and Yulya herself will have to make sure that the big ballet is not only the whiteness of the packs, the gold of the boxes and the slip of silk ribbons. But no obstacles will stop the one who has the big dream.
This Christmas, step into the magical world of The Nutcracker. For the first time in many years, the Royal Ballet has given full access behind the scenes for a landmark 90-minute documentary as they prepare for this season's yuletide production.
At The Ballet is the rise and fall of a Prima ballerina.
An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.
The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
Άνθρωποι με διαφορετικές ιστορίες από διαφορετικές κοινωνικές τάξεις γνωρίζονται και η προσωπικές ιστορίες τους γίνονται μία. Μια μπαλαρίνα (Γκρέτα Γκάρμπο) που απέτυχε να κερδίσει το κοινό στην τελευταία της παράσταση κι έχει πέσει σε κατάθλιψη ερωτεύεται έναν απένταρο βαρώνο (Τζον Μπάριμορ), ο οποίος επιχείρησε να τη ληστέψει. Ο βαρώνος εν άγνοιά της φλερτάρει ταυτόχρονα με τη στενογράφο (Τζόαν Κρόφορντ) ενός αδίστακτου επιχειρηματία (Γουάλας Μπίρι) καθώς ο πρώην λογιστής του επιχειρηματία (Λάιονελ Μπάριμορ), ο οποίος πρόκειται να πεθάνει, θέλει πριν γίνει αυτό να ζήσει τη ζωή των πλουσίων.