La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

Name: La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet
Director: Thomas Grimm
Released: 1988-03-28
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Lis Jepessen, Nikolaj Hübbe, Sorella Englund, Morten Munksdorf, Ann-Kristin Hauge

6.0

March 28, 1988

1h 2m

Romance Drama

"Ballet in two acts by August Bournonville"

Overview

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.