Anthony Dowell Movies
A former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and the American Ballet theater, Anthony Dowell also occasionally appeared in feature films. He made his debut in the ballet version of Romeo and Juliet in 1966. Other appearances include Valentino (1977) in which he played the great dancer Nijinsky. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi- 2009
This performance of the classic ballet Swan Lake by The Royal Ballet features the iconic, Fabrege-inspired art direction of Yolanda Sonnabend, and stars Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marianela Nuñez, Thiago Soares, (more)
- 2000
BBC Opus Arte presents Tchaikovsky's holiday classic The Nutcracker, performed by the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden. Score performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, under the direction of conductor Evgenii Svetlanov. Starring Sir Anthony Dowell as Drosselmeyer. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Some of the great moments of contemporary ballet are captured on film for this performance video. Highlights from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Giselle, and others are performed by a number of the world's great dancers, among them Mikhail Baryshnikov, Irina Kolpakova, Wayne Eagling, and Darcy Bussell. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1997
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Written by Sergei Prokofiev in order to expose children to the wonderful world of symphony music, Peter and the Wolf is adapted into a ballet by choreographer Matthew Hart that is captured in this film. The piece features members of the Royal Ballet School, whose youth may inspire some youngsters to become interested in ballet just as the music may appeal to budding classical music aficionados. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Part of the Ballet Gold Collection, which celebrates ballet as an art form, presenting favorite stars and beloved dances, Ballet Gold Collection: Great Pas de deux features Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev dancing in Le Corsaire, Natalya Makarova and Anthony Dowell performing in A Month in the Country, and other stars moving gracefully through classic sequences. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi
- 1994
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This performance video features Tchaikovsky's romantic fairy tale in a 1994 production by the Royal Ballet, directed by Colin Nears and starring Viviana Durante as Princess Aurora, Zoltan Solymosi as Prince Florimund, and Anthony Dowell as Carabosse. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Anthony Dowell, Viviana Durante, (more)
The Royal Ballet performs Ludwig Minkus' three-act opera in this performance captured live at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Altynai Asylmuratova and Irek Mukhamedov headline this production featuring the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by John Lanchbery and stage production by Natalia Makarova. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Altyani Asylmuratova, Irek Mukhamedov, (more)
The career of universally acclaimed ballet dancer Natasha Makarova is profiled in a documentary which highlights the remarkable artistry and range she displayed during her many years on the stage. In addition to memorable performances of Ashton's A Month in the Country and MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, Makarova is also captured performing a series of dances that were created specifically for her. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This production of The Nutcracker ballet was directed by Peter Wright. He has taken elements from what experts have deemed to be the original staging of the production with more timely choreography and effects. The storyline remains faithful to Hoffmann's original, and also presents Tchaikovsky's timeless score. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
The Royal Ballet performs Tchaikovski's classic Swan Lake in this performance featuring designs by the late Leslie Hurry and lead performances by acclaimed dancers Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Natalya Makarova, Anthony Dowell, (more)
This 1982 Royall Ballet production of Manon, the tale of an 18th-century French woman who abandoned her true love for a wealthier suiter, features Jennifer Penney, Anthony Dowell, and David Wall. Directed under Kenneth Macmillan, this ballet narrative follows Manon (Penney) as her greedy decision and consequent regret of it leads her increasingly further into an abusive, desparate, and ultimately tragic existence.
~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- 1977
- R
Rudolph Valentino, born in Italy in 1895 as Alfonzo Raffaele Pierre Philibert Guglielmi, emigrated to the U.S. and became for a time the reigning male romantic lead of the silent-film era. He died in 1926, having led a short, troubled and tempestuous life which included several stints in prison. The crowds surrounding his coffin before and during his funeral were among the largest ever seen in the U.S. In this film, Ken Russell has used events from the famous actor's life as the basis for an extended meditation on the nature of stardom, and especially on what it means to be a sex idol. Beginning and ending with the funeral of Valentino (Rudolf Nureyev), the story chronicles his rise to Hollywood stardom from life as an Italian emigrant dishwasher and show-dancer. Often embroiled in controversies about his manliness (or perceived lack of ), in the film he dies as a result of internal injuries suffered in a boxing match he fought in to defend his honor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, (more)
The Royal Ballet performs this 1969 production of Sergey Prokofiev's musical fairy tale Cinderella, starring Antoinette Sibley as Cinderella and Anthony Dowell as the Prince and choreographed by Frederick Ashton. The musical score is provided by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, under the direction of John Lanchberry. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, (more)
- 1966
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Writer/director Paul Czinner, who in 1936 adapted Shakespeare's As You Like It to the screen, was the guiding force behind the 1966 feature Romeo and Juliet. Unlike Czinner's earlier Shakespeare film, however, not a word of the Bard's text is spoken in the 1966 production. Rather, this is a filmed record of a performance of Prokofiev's ballet version of Romeo and Juliet, as originally presented at the Royal Opera House. The stars are the matchless Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, who brilliantly overcome the disappointingly bland choreography of Kenneth McMillan. For the benefit of non-ballet aficionados, each of the production's three acts is introduced by a spoken synopsis. Others in the corps de ballet include David Blair as Mercutio, Desmond Doyle as Tybalt, Gerd Larsen as Nurse and Ronald Hynd as Friar Lawrence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, (more)
- 1926
This so-so comedy starring Edward Everett Horton is notable because his co-star, Mae Busch, plays a domineering wife -- the type of role she would become known for in the 1930s when she was foil to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Horatio Slipaway (Horton) is your classic hen-pecked husband who doesn't fare any better at the office. True to his name, he slips away from his home but before he can get very far, he is hit by a streetcar. He is given 500 dollars to settle his case, and he pretends to have lost his memory so he can use the money to start life all over again. He takes the name Pete Peters (of Peru), wins big in the stock market, and sets himself up in a new apartment. His wife, Martha (Busch), discovers him after believing he was dead. She decides she wants him back and does everything she can to make him return, including buying a new wardrobe with the insurance money she received upon his "death." Horatio, however, refuses to admit he is anyone but Pete Peters of Peru until Martha has him kidnapped. Pete is faced with a group of surgeons determined to bring him back to his senses, so he finally agrees that yes, he is Horatio, and the couple are reunited. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
