| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » La Fille Mal Gardee | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, William Tuckett, Jonathan Howells | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| BBC / Opus Arte | | Run Time:
| 112 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 29, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Magnificent ProductionDec 27, 2008
For folks who are not familiar with this ballet, it's a romantic comedy. The plot is simple. Girl loves poor farm hand. Widowed mother wants her to marry the doltish son of a neighbor. True loves wins out. I saw this production in London about 2 1/2 years ago. This DVD helped me relive wonderful memories. Frederick Ashton did the choreography, and is a genius. One of his innovations is a comic clog dance by the heroine's mother who is portrayed by a 6'6" male dancer. The dancing is superb. The costumes are colorful. The music is lush. The story is easy to follow, and the "scenario" feature answers questions you might have about the plot. My 4-year grand-niece has just started ballet lessons, and I'm buying her a copy. Don't miss the beginning of the video. The camera pans around the theater to show you the beautiful interior of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Sunny and WonderfulNov 08, 2008
I echo the good reviews of this performance. I have both Royal Ballet versions and, while the earlier one is good, this is great. Nunez, Acosta, Tuckett and Howells all bring great skill to their roles but I think this version has more humor.
I always appreciate Ashton's choreography but I do think that this is his shining star. It may have a French title and be set in the French countryside but it is all English - down to the Lancashire clog dance.
I have friends who are not ballet fans who love this ballet - and it's hard not to with the dancing cockrell and his hens, the maypole, the wonderful use of ribbons throughout the ballet, the colorful costumes and cartoon-like background - and there's that clog dance.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
I second IvyLin's review which is right on the moneyOct 27, 2008
Don't let the fun and lightness of this ballet fool you. There's some excellent dancing here. I don't want to reiterate IvyLin's excellent review. I think in addition to the dancing you will get great pleasure in the wonderful colors of the costumes and scenery, the attention to detail even among the corps dancers and the joy communicated by the ensemble. Herold gets credit for the music which igores Rossini's (Barber...) and Donizetti's (L'Elisir...) contributions - so I mention them here. I hope we'll get more Carlos Acosta DVD's and Marianela Nunez is a wonder. Unless Ashton is not your cup of tea, do get this DVD.
0 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Fille mal gardeeOct 08, 2008
Unfortunately I purchased this in error. The choreography in the Hertel/Nijinska Romanoff version is soooo much better.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Highly recommended and very enjoyableAug 13, 2008
This DVD was one of the recommendations that Amazon had for me. I think I might have heard of the work previously, but I had no idea what it was about. After reading the review by Ms. Ivy Linn I decided that I would take a chance and buy it. I am so glad I did. As an Opus DVD from the BBC of a work performed at the Royal Opera House and directed by Ross MacGibbon the quality of audio and video is assured and there is very little that I need to add to the other review.
What I was not prepared for, was the wonderful colors of the costumes and the slightly cartoon nature of Osbert Lancaster's sets. The color and lighting of the storm following the maypole dance are particularly effective. The music, pieced together from a number of popular composer's works, is very pleasant and full of joy. The aria from Barber of Seville was immediately recognizable but, although the booklet included refers to tunes from Donizetti and Ignaz Pleyel, these were not known to me. This is a very light-hearted ballet with excellent dancing and miming from the two principals, Carlos Acosta and Marianela Nuñez, and a spirited clog dance from William Tucket in pantomime drag as the Widow Simone.
Very highly recommended for both young children and balletomanes alike.
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