Tcherina, Ludmila

The red shoes by Michael Powell ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1948 and 2011 in English and held by 918 libraries worldwide
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.

The tales of Hoffmann a fantastic opera ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1951 and 2006 in English and held by 184 libraries worldwide
Powell and Pressburger merge film with opera and dance to tell the tale of a poet who dreams of three women who all break his heart. He tells "the three tales of my folly of love"-- in Paris, when he fancied himself in love with Olympia, who turned out to be a life-sized doll; in Venice, when bewitched by a beautiful courtesan; and on a Grecian isle, in love with daughter of a singer and conductor.

The Red shoes ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in English and held by 52 libraries worldwide
A young ballerina is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.

L'amour au miroir : roman by Ludmilla Tchérina ( Book )
6 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in French and held by 36 libraries worldwide

La femme à l'envers : roman by Ludmilla Tchérina ( Book )
3 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in French and held by 17 libraries worldwide

Sword and sandal double feature Giants of Thessaly ; Sins of Rome ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
Giants of Thessaly: Jason and Orpheus leave Thessaly on a quest for the magical Golden Fleece. On their adventures they encounter an assortment of monsters, wizards and a witch. Sins of Rome is a retelling of the 1st century B.C. slave revolt which shook the Roman Empire to its core. It is led by a Thracian slave, Spartacus. There is an abundance of romantic plot twists, gladiatorial combat and battle scenes.

The tales of Hoffmann = Les contes d'Hoffmann by Michael Powell ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Sign of the pagan Attila, der Hunnenkönig ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1954 and 1998 in Spanish and German and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Sins of Rome story of Spartacus ( Visual )
in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Loosely based on true events, this is the story of Spartacus, the blood gladiator who led a slave revolt against his Roman masters.

The tales of Hoffmann ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1951 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera, the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann has dreams of three different women--a performing mechanical doll, a bejewelled siren who steals his reflection and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer--who break his heart in three different ways.