The Children of Theatre Street
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Directed byRobert Dornhelm
Earle Mack
Written byBeth Gutcheon
Produced byEarle Mack
Narrated byGrace Kelly
CinematographyKarl Kofler
Edited byTina Frese
Distributed byPeppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises
Release date
  • May 9, 1977 (1977-05-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Children of Theatre Street is a 1977 American documentary film about the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet directed by Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, narrated by Grace Kelly.

Reception

Time's Richard Schick wrote that The Children of Theatre Street "never quite gets up on point", stating that the story is told in "a straightforward, quite artless manner."[1] The New York Times' Janet Maslin also panned the movie, calling it "earnest, plodding and thoroughly earthbound, a fine illustration of how easy it is to demystify artistry by trying too hard to understand it."[2]

The Children of Theatre Street was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Schick, Richard (January 30, 1978). "Soft Shoe". TIME Magazine. 111 (5): 60. ISSN 0040-781X.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (December 21, 1977). "Film: Children of the Kirov". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "NY Times: The Children of Theatre Street". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

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Films directed by Robert Dornhelm
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