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The Ballet’s Prima-donna

1916·Drama·54m
6.9
Lovers are torn apart by a noble's desire for the female half of the couple.
Directed by Mauritz Stiller
partially lost film

Cast

Dagmar Ebbesen
Dagmar Ebbesen
Ballet dancer
Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson
Wolo Czawienko
Jenny Hasselqvist
Jenny Hasselqvist
Anjuta
Carl Johannesson
Carl Johannesson
Ballet master
Richard Lund
Richard Lund
Count Orsky
Albert Ståhl
Albert Ståhl
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Anjuta's stepmother

Crew

Mauritz Stiller
Mauritz Stiller
Director
Julius Jaenzon
Julius Jaenzon
Director of Photography
Axel Esbensen
Axel Esbensen
Art Direction

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Luhanna Pickling
Luhanna Pickling
The Ballet’s Prima-donna
Why couldn't she just leave
Why couldn't she just leave
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irina
irina
The Ballet’s Prima-donna
why she crawling so slow
why she crawling so slow
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Sophie MacLennan
Sophie MacLennan
The Ballet’s Prima-donna
As an ex ballerina I can confirm that the mirror is your biggest enemy,  I’m convinced nine-year-old me developed body dysmorphia just by the hundreds of hours I spent looking at myself in a room filled with mirrors, wearing tight black bodysuits with and even tighter light pink tights.
As an ex ballerina I can confirm that the mirror is your biggest enemy,  I’m convinced nine-year-old me developed body dysmorphia just by the hundreds of hours I spent looking at myself in a room filled with mirrors, wearing tight black bodysuits with and even tighter light pink tights.
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Eduardo Argueta
Eduardo Argueta
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The REAL reason why Timothee doesn’t like ballet
The REAL reason why Timothee doesn’t like ballet
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jeyie
jeyie
The Ballet’s Prima-donna
black swan II
black swan II
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