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The Dying Swan (1917)

Poster for The Dying Swan

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.

Cast & Crew

Director
Yevgeni Bauer
  • Profile picture of Vera Karalli
    Gizella Raccio Vera Karalli
  • Profile picture of Vitold Polonsky
    Viktor Krasovsky Vitold Polonsky
  • Profile picture of Andrey Gromov
    Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy Andrey Gromov
  • Profile picture of Ivane Perestiani
    Glinskiy's Friend Ivane Perestiani

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Keywords

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  • dancer
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  • obsession
  • ballet dancer
  • loss
  • tragedy
  • ballet
  • mute
  • death
  • silent film
  • dream sequence
  • ballerina
  • art model