''The Bolero'' is a 1973 American
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documentary film
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directed by Allan Miller and William Fertik. It won an
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at the
46th Academy Awards in 1974 for
Best Short Subject.
Cast
*
Zubin Mehta
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as Himself, Conductor
* Ernest Fleishman as Himself, Executive Director L.A. Philharmonic
* Anne Diener Giles as Herself, Flute
*
Michele Zukovsky
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as Herself, Clarinet
* Merritt Buxbaum as Himself, E. Flat Clarinet
* Alan Goodman as Himself, Bassoon
* Robert DiVall as Himself, Trumpet
* Franklin Stokes as Himself, Saxophone
* Henry Sigismonti as Himself, French Horn
* H. Dennis Smith as Himself, Trombone
* Miles Zentner as Himself, Piccolo
*
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
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Availability
''The Bolero'' was released on DVD by
First Run Features
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alongside ''In Search of Cezanne'', another documentary short, this time about French pre-cubist artist Paul Cézanne, on May 22, 2007.
The Bolero/In Search of Cezanne (1973) - PopMatters
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See also
* ''Boléro
''Boléro'' is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. At least one observer has called it Ravel's most famous composition. It was also one of his last completed works before illness forced him into retirement.
Co ...
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* ''Allegro Non Troppo
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''-1976 animated film that also famously used ''The Bolero''
* 1973 in film
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
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References
External links
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*, officially posted by William Fertik himself
The New York Times article about said film
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