The Bolero

The Bolero

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 1973

Runtime

0h 26m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

57%

Original Title

The Bolero

Director

Allan Miller

Description

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to perform Ravel's "Bolero." Individual musicians offer their thoughts as workers set up chairs and music stands; there are also comments by conductor Zubin Mehta and scenes of Mehta and the orchestra rehearsing. The rest of the film features a complete performance of "Bolero" with striking images of the orchestra as the music relentlessly approaches its climax.