Black Tights
Black Tights ★★½ Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre! 1960
Chevalier introduces four stories told in dance by Roland Petit's Ballet de Paris company: “The Diamond Crusher,” “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “A Merry Mourning,” and “Carmen.” A keeper for dance fans. Shearer's Roxanne in “Cyra-no” was her last performance before retirement. 120m/C VHS, DVD . FR Cyd Charisse, Zizi Jeanmaire, Moira Shearer, Dirk Sanders, Roland Petit; D: Terence Young; Nar: Maurice Chevalier.
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