Monday Morning Maybe

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Poster for Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

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1983 | 155 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for people who'll be humming afterwards and anyone who likes knowing it really happened. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Long and immersive, at 2 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Emil Loteanu

  • Galina BelyaevaAnna Pavlova
  • James FoxVictor d'André
  • Sergey ShakurovMichel Fokine
  • Vsevolod LarionovSergei Diaghilev
  • Tiit HärmAlexander Volinin
  • Ion Sandri ScureaTheodore Stier
  • Anatoliy RomashinAlexandre Benois
  • Igor DmitrievLéon Bakst
  • Aleksandr ZvenigorskiyAganson
  • Nikolai KryukovOscar II of Sweden