This autobiographical film about the most important and influential composer of the 20th century includes documents, photographs and film never seen publicly before. Stravinsky's three surviving children talk about their father and there are contributions from the late Madame Vera Stravinsky, his music associate Robert Craft, Marie Rambert, Balanchine, Nadia Boulanger and many friends. Included in the film are important performances: Les Noces has never before been heard in this, its original form, and the choreography of Petrushka was specially recreated for the film by the Bolshoi and was not seen in this form since 1911. Finally, there is priceless film of Stravinsky himself in this unique film.
Marie Rambert
No árduo mundo do balé, as garotas e dançarinos do empresário Boris Lermontov não têm folga: sua vida deve ser devotada à dança se eles quiserem continuar na carreira. A jovem bailarina Victoria Page é uma promessa, e após o sucesso do espetáculo "Red Shoes", parece que ela terá o mundo a seus pés, até se envolver com o compositor Julian Craster, a contragosto de Lermontov.
