
Babilée '91
Documentary
Overview
The portrait of an extraordinary French dancer-choreographer: Jean Babilée (1923-2014) is filmed at home, in the streets of Paris, at the Opera Garnier or at the Champs-Élysées Theater, “always caught, even in his kitchen, in full body work”.
Top Cast


Jean Babilée
Jean Babilée
Self - Danser
Jean Babilée
Self - Danser


Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet
Self - Actor
Maurice Baquet
Self - Actor


Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Self - Dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Self - Dancer
Jean-Pierre Drouet
Jean-Pierre Drouet
Self - Composer
Jean-Pierre Drouet
Self - Composer


Patrick Dupond
Patrick Dupond
Self - Dancer
Patrick Dupond
Self - Dancer


Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Self - Dancer
Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Self - Dancer
Jean Guizerix
Jean Guizerix
Self
Jean Guizerix
Self


Julien Maurel
Julien Maurel
Self
Julien Maurel
Self
Sylvie De Nussac
Sylvie De Nussac
Self
Sylvie De Nussac
Self
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