Umirayushchii lebed

6.9/10 from 11 votes

Gender: Drama

Director: Yevgeni Bauer

Date of release: 17 Jan 1917

Description

When Viktor meets Gizella one day beside the lake, he takes an interest in her and begins to call on her regularly. The one passion in the life of Gizella, who is unable to speak, is dancing. When Viktor deceives her and she finds him with another woman, she moves away and begins a career as a ballerina. Later, as she is on tour performing “The Dying Swan”, the artist Glinskiy attends her performance. Glinskiy, whose own obsession is to depict death in his art, becomes fascinated by Gizella, and he is determined to use her as a model for a special project.

Extra

Runtime	49 minute
Producer	Khanzhonkov
Themes	silent film mute death tragedy obsession ballerina loss
Actors	Ivane Perestiani Andrej Gromov Aleksandr Kheruvimov Vitold Polonsky Vera Karalli