Movie, 1988
La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet
IMDb 6.0, 62 min, Romance, Drama, Denmark
Lis Jepessen dances the lead role of La Sylphide -- a beautiful forest sprite who entrances Scottish farmer James (Nikolaj Hubbe) with her radiance -- in this memorable stage adaptation of August Bournonville's most enduring work, a piece he created for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1836. Sorella Englund co-stars as Madge, a vengeful witch and fortune-teller who, after being spurned by James, resolves to destroy his future.
Cast
20 creditedLJ
Lis Jepessen
La Sylphide
Nikolaj Hübbe
James
SE
Sorella Englund
Madge
MM
Morten Munksdorf
Gurn
AH
Ann-Kristin Hauge
Effy
KS
Kirsten Simone
Anna
AM
Anne Marie Vessel
Nancy
Lloyd Riggins
Soloist
SW
Silja Wendrup-Schandorff
Soloist
LB
Laure Bridel
Corps de Ballet
PB
Petrusjka Broholm
Corps de Ballet
JB
Jette Buchwald
Corps de Ballet
Details
DirectorThomas Grimm
Runtime62 min
ReleasedMon, Mar 28, 1988
CountryDenmark
