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Women Of A Certain Age Render Tchaikovsky's
Swan Lake With Enthusiasm Energy And Beer
Czech Swan directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
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Wide House has available at MIPDoc its latest acquisition Czech Swan on which the company holds worldwide rights excluding Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia.
Czech Swan, directed by Aleksandra Terpińska, written by Marcin Łaskawiec and Danuta Gęgotek, is a 'feel good' film about women aging, dance and beer!
The documentary follows a group of pensioners who call themselves the Majorettes based in Horni Lhota, a small village near Ostrava, Czech Republic. The Majorettes lends 'beauty' to the occasional village events with their dance performances. Always ready to perfect their repertoire, the ladies decide to incorporate the famous Russian classic – Tchaikovskyʼs Swan Lake – into their routine. They ask Igor Vejsada, the director of the Ostrava Ballet, for help. Igor, bewitched by their energy and enthusiasm, decides to help the beginner ballerinas. He asks a 'Swan Lake' debutant soloist Marketa Pospisilova to give the ladies the proper Ballet training.
Aleksandra Terpińska won the Best Pitch Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2013 – in the section where young filmmakers compete for funding for their upcoming projects – winning enabled her the opportunity to complete the documentary Czech Swan / Czeski Łabędź. (Filmography includes No Mercy, Tonio Krüger, Furies, Jasmine, All Souls' Day & Chicken).
Swan Lake is produced by Katarzyna Siniarska, and Stanisław Dziedzic. The coproduction partners on the film are Film Produkcja & Czech Television, and the Polish Film Institute.
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