Project Detail

Madame Ida

Synopsis

On the last day of her life, ballerina Ida Rubinstein, is a frail and forgotten figure with only her three greedy servants in attendance. With one last supreme effort Ida rises from her chair and revealing her ballet shoes she begins to dance.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Lisa Forrell
Producer
Cecilia Frugiuele
Editor
Una Gunjak
Screenwriter
Lisa Forrell
Director of Photography
Dan Stafford-Clark
Production Designer
Luke Hull
Sound
Duncan Price
Principal cast
Celia Imrie, Maryma D'abo, Naomi Sorkin, Angélique Rivoux

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