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Specter Of The Rose

1946, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Specter Of The Rose: Review

Over-the-hill ballerina Anderson is the doyenne of a dance troupe in this backstage suspense film filled with famed cinema scribe Hecht's acerbic barbs and ripostes. Chekhov is the company's somewhat effeminate impresario whose tendency to petulance is fostered by the strange doings on and off the stage. Kirov--a talented dancer making his screen debut--is somewhat deranged; the ballet "Spectre de la Rose" invokes strange images in his mind: "The rose has a thorn," he whispe... read more leave a comment