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The Bolshoi

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2016 | 132 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, 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 anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Character-first and patient, at 2 hr 12 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Young and extremely talented dancer Yulya Olshanskaya from a small mining town draws a “happy ticket”: she is noticed by a former ballet dancer Pototsky and he promises her a future of great ballerina, worthy of the main stage of the country. However, in order to become a diamond, anyone, even the most outstanding brilliant, needs to be cut, and the way to the legendary stage of The Bolshoi Theatre for Yulya lies through the walls of the ballet school, where the more capricious teacher Galina Mikhailovna Beletskaya takes custody of the rebellious provincial. Turning into a prima will require incredible self-denial, and Yulya herself will have to make sure that the big ballet is not only the whiteness of the packs, the gold of the boxes and the slip of silk ribbons. But no obstacles will stop the one who has the big dream.

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

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Valery Todorovsky

  • Alisa FreyndlikhBeletskaya
  • Valentina TelichkinaUntilova
  • Alexandr DomogarovPototskiy
  • Nicolas Le RicheAntoine
  • Margarita SimonovaYulya Olshanskaya
  • Yekaterina SamuylinaYulya in childhood
  • Anna IsaevaKarina Kurnikova
  • Anastasiya PlotnikovaKarina in childhood
  • Anastasiya ProkofyevaTanya Yefremova
  • Anna TarasenkoTanya in childhood