Violette Verdy

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Olivia
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Olivia

Apr 27, 1951
1890. Mademoiselle Julie, professeur dans un pensionnat de jeunes filles, est une personnalité fascinante. À tel point qu'elle en vient à jeter le trouble chez l'une de ses élèves, Olivia, dont le cœur ne tarde pas à être en émoi. L'attitude pour le moins ambiguë du professeur pousse une jeune femme, Cara, très attachée à mademoiselle Julie, à commettre l'irréparable.
Drama
New York City Ballet in Montreal, Vol. 1
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Two of Balanchine’s most beloved ballets, Serenade and Orpheus, in this first release in VAI’s historic series featuring the New York City Ballet in Montreal. Beginning in 1954, NYCB’s Artistic Director and co-founder George Balanchine presented the company in performances produced for Radio-Canada, the Montreal division of Canadian Television. These live telecasts capture legendary dancers in core works of NYCB’s repertoire. Serenade stars Jacques d’Amboise, Diana Adams, and Patricia Wilde. Balanchine himself appears on screen to discuss Orpheus, which stars Nicholas Magallanes and Francisco Moncion dancing the roles they created in the 1948 premiere, and Violette Verdy as Eurydice.
Documentary
Ballerina
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Ballerina

Oct 23, 1950
Devant famille et amis, la jeune ballerine Nicole fait ses débuts sur la scène du théâtre de sa petite ville française. Mais un homme dans la salle dérange le spectacle, et Nicole, troublée, danse mal. Le perturbateur est un jeune et séduisant malfaiteur, Loulou, que la police surveille. Après le spectacle, il vient offrir des fleurs à Nicole et lui donne un rendez-vous nocturne. Chez elle, la ballerine, en pensant à ce rendez-vous, s'endort et se met à rêver. Dans un premier rêve, elle connaît le succès à l'Opéra, mais Loulou la trahit, et elle est désespérée. Elle rêve ensuite qu'elle épouse un riche bijoutier qu'elle n'aime pas, prend Loulou pour amant et tout se termine mal. Dans un troisième rêve, elle épouse Loulou et connaît le bonheur. Elle se réveille pour courir à son rendez-vous, mais elle arrive pour voir Loulou arrêté par la police. ...
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The Carol Burnett Show
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The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Comedy
The Bell Telephone Hour
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“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.