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The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan

Original title
Umirayushchii Lebed
Year
1917
Gender
Drama
Director
Yevgeni Bauer
Country
Russian Federation
Details
49 minutes / black & white / silent

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.

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