Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Swan Lake: Tchaikovsky - Kirov Ballet (2001) Rating: Starring: Galina Mezentseva, Konstantin Zaklinsky Director: Igor Talankin Category: Classics, Classics Studio: Kultur Subtitles: Length: 144 mins     Regarded as the greatest of all the classical ballets, this spectacular production of Swan Lake was filmed live in Russia at the Maryinsky Theater. Prima ballerina Galina Mezentseva gives a memorable performance in the dual role of Odette/ Odile, and Konstantin Zaklinsky portrays Prince Siegfried. The story of Swan Lake is the timeless tale of redemption through love. Prince Siegfried has just turned twenty-one and his mother advises him that he should soon marry, but Siegfried prefers to go hunting. By a lakeside he sees a swan turn into a human form. She is an enchanted princess who can be saved only by true love. He promises this, but is tricked by an evil magician who disguises his own daughter as the swan maiden. In despair, Siegfried and the swan maiden leap to death together and their sacrifice destroys the evil power. Tchaikovsky's score, the first in his triumvirate of ballets, is the perfect compliment to this masterpiece, the greatest romantic ballet of all-time.