A Stravinsky Portrait
1967
55 minutes
Overview
This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra rehearsal. Includes conversations with a variety of friends and musical collaborators. Includes footage of Stravinsky and Balanchine discussing the Variations (in memoriam Aldous Huxley) and rehearsing their ballet Apollo with Suzanne Farrell.
Top Cast
Igor Stravinsky
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George Balanchine
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Pierre Boulez
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Robert Craft
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Jacques d'Amboise
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Suzanne Farrell
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Gloria Govrin
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Gerald Heard
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Christopher Isherwood
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Nicolas Nabokov
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Vera de Bosset
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