| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix Potter | | | | | | | Description: | | Created by Frederick Ashton for a film in 1971, Tales of Beatrix Potter brings alive, with rich characterisation and invention, the famous images and stories of Beatrix Potter. John Lanchbery's music (incorporating mostly forgotten Victorian melodies) is utterly captivating, inspiring spirited playing from the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Paul Murphy. Christine Edzard's designs conjure up a lost England of field mice and Berkshire black pigs, of foxgloves and shady groves. Swept up in the ballet's childlike exuberance, the entire cast delivers outstanding portrayals of such colourful figures as Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and the irrepressible Peter Rabbit. Ashton's warm and witty, yet demanding, choreography creates a piece of charm and grace for all ages. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Lanchberry, Hewitt, Cervera, Howells, Ashton | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| French, German, Spanish, Italian | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Bbc / Opus | | Run Time:
| 76 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 18, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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7 of 10 found the following review helpful:
A DELIGHT FOR ALL AGES!Dec 13, 2009
By C. Eager
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER TAKEN THE TIME TO WRITE A REVIEW, (AS I AM MUCH TOO BUSY FOR SUCH THINGS) HOWEVER, I SIMPLY HAD TO TELL OTHERS THAT THIS IS TRULY A CLASSIC WORK OF ART, A JOY, AND A DELIGHT! AGE DOESN'T MATTER (I AM 67 YRS OLD), YOU WILL BE THRILLED WITH THE ROYAL BALLET'S SUBLIME CHARACTERIZATIONS OF ALL OF MS. POTTER'S WHIMSICAL CREATURES!
NOW, YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY A WOMAN OF MY AGE WOULD BUY A DVD USUALLY INTENDED FOR CHILDREN...
WELL, IT'S THIS SIMPLE: I LOST MY PRECIOUS LITTLE DOG "ANNIE" ABOUT A YEAR AGO, (SHE WAS 15-1/2 YRS OLD), AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED WHERE SHE IS AND HOW SHE IS. WHEN I SAW FREDERICK ASHTON'S TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER WITH THE ROYAL BALLET DANCERS ON THE COVER OF THE DVD, I WAS INSTINCTIVELY DRAWN TO IT... NOW, I KNOW WHERE "ANNIE" IS, AND WHAT SHE'S DOING, AND QUITE FRANKLY, I CAN'T WAIT TO JOIN HER THERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT WITH "JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK, AND ALL THE OTHERS... THIS DVD IS TRULY A RARE TREASURE AND A "MUST-HAVE" IN ANYONE'S COLLECTION.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Inspiration for All AgesJan 18, 2010
By J2
"Keep your stick on the ice!"
I had the good fortune to see this film when it first came out: when I was five years old. Mum and Dad had already read many of the Beatrix Potter tales to me: this film made me only a stronger fan. This film also inspired me to dance, at first as a five-year-old prancing round the living room and later as a student of dance, and all along it made me a huge fan of ballet. May I humbly recommend parents, grandparents, or aunts and uncles give the gift of this film, the soundtrack, the books, and lots of space in the living room to the children in your lives?
And then, after you have shown the kids how nifty the ballet is in the film, won't you please take the little ones to a real ballet? It's in 3-D!
Thankfully, everything except the ballet tickets can be found here on Amazon.com.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix PotterOct 19, 2009
By Jee
I first saw it and loooooovvvvvveeee it!!! It's very cutie animal costume dancers. It's my favorite famous author of Beatrix Potter. I'm truly fan of author since in my childhood. Also, I was ballet dancer too.
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