I have long been fascinated by the story of The Ballet Russes and their innovatory, even revolutionary, use of composers, choreographers, artists, designers to fashion an entirely new approach to ballet/dance which completely changed how many aspects of the arts would develop throughout the 20th Century.
This was not my first viewing of this documentary but a second look still held my interest as dancers from the second, post Diaghlev phase, reminisced about their years with the B, R. Many of them are Russian, of course, but some are American or even British, all of them still strong characters here in old age sharing their recollections with us and each other. Even when individual egos promise to overwhelm the collective memory, somehow all is redeemed by the affection the former dancers have for each other and for the unique experiences given to them as members of a most extraordinary artistic movement.