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Adam - Giselle / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Vittorio d'Amato, La Scala Ballet | 
 enlarge | Actors: David Coleman, Marta Romagna, Antonino Sutera, Sophie Sarrote, Romagna
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 40423
Format: Ac-3, Classical, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: BLGISS
UPC: 824121001834
EAN: 0824121001834
ASIN: B000FS9JC2
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 A common man's opinion. July 23, 2008
Richard Rawls (Dublin Ga USA)
I've just begun collecting Ballets on DVD. And will look for more. I like Ivy Lin's reviews and will take her advice whenever possible. So far, my favorite Giselle is Karen Kain partnered with Frank Augustyn. She is just as beautiful as Svetlana Zakharova and young enough to carry off the roll of a young girl looking for a husband. I do not think Ivy LIN has reviewed Karen's version of Giselle and I really purchased it because it was offered with "The Sleeping Beauty" (Starring Rudolf Nureyev and Veronica Tennant) as a two ballet DVD. "Beauty" was a terrible disappointment, but "Giselle" was a gem, and now I am collecting Her too.
First impressions (Karen Kain) have such an impact on the mind that I might have been biased while viewing the La Scala version, as I too felt something was lacking. After reading reviews by Ivy Lin and others, I understand what was lacking. Chemistry and emotion must be presented on stage or on film in order that the viewer might shed a tear or two if he or she are not too ashamed to show emotion. I couldn't shed a tear for Svetlana, either at her death scene or in the end when she was returning to her grave, which was done very well with her being lowered seemingly into the earth. But, Karen made me cry.
The sets in this production were good, but again, not as good as in the Canadian production, where especially in the forrest, the set was spectacular with fog rolling in off the lake in the background and the trees were covered with something that looked like ice or snow and/or cobwebs. It was very eerie, going well with the theme of the Willis. The La Scala forrest was not eerie at all. But, being a live production they did not have the liberties that the Canadian filmers had. There was, by the way a hint of daybreak (I believe someone suggested there was none) when a glow of light was shown on the little church in the background and on the tombstone, which had the nice touch of having Giselle's name carved on it. I'm going to give this production a five star rating because I do not know enough about ballet to call any performance bad nor am I mean enough, as some folks seem to be.
Very good production March 15, 2008
A. Delaspozas (Miami, Florida United States)
Asin:BOOOFS9JC2
I hadn't seen this ballet since I left Cuba and I enjoyed seeing it again .It reminded me a lot of the version that I am very familiar with.
The choreography and costumes are very good. Svetlana Zhakharova is very good as Giselle an outstanding ballerina and excellent acting.Bolle was much better than in The Swan Lake.
This DVD is a very good production.
Elegant, beautiful, perfection !!! February 8, 2008
Bernard Keyser (USA)
A wonderful performance; beautiful Svetlana is a ballerina asoluta; she is perfect in every way and very, very, beautiful. Roberto Bolle is a great danceur. The recording, itself, was of very good quality.
Bernard
 Not Up To My Standard For Giselle December 1, 2007
E. Barkley (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First off, I don't know what is going on with the filming of ballet these days. Again, but this time it is not the Bolshoi rather La Scala, whose camera person is cutting off critical footwork performed by the artists. I just don't understand this new form of filmography that appears to be coming out of Europe and Russia, and that is why this performance only gets 3-stars. What is lacking in this ballet are two things: first, Myrtha by Marta Romagna is awful--she doesn't even appear to make an effort to exert any energy to extend her technical performance. Second, the score used by the orchestra is extremely lacking which undermined the effect of the on and off again brilliant performances by Zakharova and Bolle. Here, I must say that I was extremely impressed with Bolle's performances. But again, as with Romagna, there are moments where he appears unwilling to exert that extra bit of energy required to extend his performance to bring him within par range of Baryshnikov's peformance. But Bolle is a brilliant technician, that, there is no doubt. There are moments such as these also with Zakharova's performance, especially in the famous variation of Giselle in the second act, which was so underwhelming I almost didn't recognize it! But in general, I enjoyed the ballet, but with a great deal of disappoointment. I will return to my benchmark performance of Giselle by the American Ballet with Makharova and Baryshnikov. If only the latter were as vividly filmed as this one is and was available on DVD!!!
giselle November 30, 2007
vagador (uk)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
beautifully danced by the best ballerina in the world ,with an exellent partner. very enjoyable
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