Bolshoi (film)

Bolshoi
Russian: Большой
Directed by	Valery Todorovsky
Written by	Anastasiya Palchikova Ilya Tilkin Valery Todorovsky
Produced by	Valery Todorovsky Anton Zlatopolsky Maksim Koroptsov Elena Kozhanova Anastasiya Biryukova
Starring	Alisa Freindlikh Valentina Telichkina Aleksandr Domogarov Nicolas Le Riche
Cinematography	Sergey Mikhalchuk
Edited by	Aleksey Bobrov
Music by	Anna Drubich Pavel Karmanov
Production companies	Marmot-film Valery Todorovsky Production Company Russia-1
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR)
Release date	May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	372 million RUB

Bolshoi (Russian: Большой) is a 2017 Russian drama film directed by Valery Todorovsky, about the ballet dancer from a provincial city trying her luck on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, starring Margarita Simonova as a ballerina.^[1][2][3]

It was released in Russia on May 11, 2017 by Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR).

Plot[]

The film tells about the young talented dancer Yuliya Olshanskaya, who was noticed by the former ballet dancer Pototsky and predicted a great future for her. And now through thorns she stubbornly goes to her goal.^[4]

Cast[]

• as Yuliya Olshanskaya
  • Ekaterina Samuilina as Yulya in childhood
• as Karina Kurnikova
  • Anastasiya Plotnikova as Karina in childhood
• Anastasiya Prokofeva as Tatyana 'Tanya' Efremova (as Anastasiya Volynskaya
  • Anna Tarasenko as Tanya in childhood
• Alisa Freindlich as Galina Beletskaya
• Valentina Telichkina as Lyudmila Untilova
• Aleksandr Domogarov as Vladimir Pototskiy
• Nicolas Le Riche as Antoine Duval^[5]

Production[]

Filming[]

The film was shot in Minsk, Belarus, in the town of Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast and Moscow, Russia - on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater.

Dances for the film Bolshoi were staged by Oleg Glushkov, who collaborated with Todorovsky on the set of Stilyagi (film) and The Thaw (TV series). On the set, more than 70 professional ballet dancers were involved, more than 500 costumes were used. One of the roles in the film was played by the French ballet dancer, choreographer Nicolas Le Riche.

Release[]

In Russia, the premiere took place on May 11, 2017. The television premiere of the film took place on March 9, 2018 on the television channel Russia-1.

References[]

External links[]

• Bolshoi at IMDb