The eight-part mini-series “Flesh and Bones” is a dramatic story about the behind-the-scenes life of a ballet, materialized by the creative team of directors and scriptwriters commissioned by Starz TV channel.
According to the prevailing opinion, ballet is an artexclusively elite, not suitable for feature films. Therefore, in the entire history of the film industry films about ballet can be counted on the fingers. The most popular project covering this topic is deservedly considered the thriller Darren Aronofsky about the production of “Swan Lake” - “The Black Swan” with Natalie Portman. The master of art-house managed to revive interest in one of the highest art forms. The film “Flesh and Bones” (actors of the first plan: S. Haye, B. Daniels, E. Tyra, I. Dvorovenko, D. Herriman), yielding to Aronofsky’s brainchild, is a distinctive project worthy of attention, as evidenced by its high IMDb rating : 8.10.
Mini-series "Flesh and Bones" (actors and roles forthey were selected in agreement with the producers) tells the story of a young promising heroine Claire, whose past is clouded by a dark mystery. The girl, having received a chance to make a career in the New York ballet troupe, arrives in the metropolis from a remote provincial town. Her bright prospects, hopes and dreams face a harsh reality - a tough, grim drama that turns inside-out backstage outwardly glamorous, vicious world of modern ballet.
The series "Flesh and Bones", whose actors areprofessional dancers, from the technical side fully meets modern criteria. In recognition of leading film critics, the main advantage of the TV movie is professionally staged and performed choreography. At the beginning of the production, the creators faced a serious dilemma: either take professional actors and in a short time teach them to dance, filling the lack of necessary skills with doublers and montage, or to cast among dancers, choose the most capable of reincarnation. The producers, after consulting, opted for the second version. Therefore, in the film, acting is at least not the highest level, but the choreography is chic. Currently, Flesh and Bones, whose actors and roles are known and loved by the fans of the project, has acquired an impressive army of fans among a wide audience. The choice of creators turned out to be 100% hit.
“Flesh and Bones” is a mini-series that gave the world a lot of bright and memorable characters.
The image of the main character Claire, who dreams of dancingon stage, the soloist, hard at work and ignoring fatigue and injuries, embodied the actress, a real ballerina Sarah Hay. The girl began to practice ballet at the age of three; in the incomplete eight she was enrolled in a special ballet school. According to her, ballet is an ideal occupation for real perfectionists.
To Brian, Claire's brother, who recently returned fromservice, Josh Hellman reincarnated. The actor made his film debut, starring in a cameo in the series “Home and On the Road” made in Australia. Spectator audience is known for participating in several episodes of the epic "People X". Character Helman in the TV series "Flesh and Bones," the actors-co-workers of the shooting called like a maniac, so colorful did his actor.
Choreographer Paul by Ben Danielsjust gorgeous. An eccentric virtuoso, a lonely workaholic, obsessively aims to make his troupe the best in the USA. With the method of carrot and stick, he makes his dancers work, extremely demanding, sometimes even cruel. Actor Ben Daniels, not hiding his gay, managed to achieve recognition. Known for participating in the paintings: "Beauty", "Madeleine", Doom, "Jack - the conqueror of giants." His filmography also contains a lot of TV shows and television films, including Flesh and Bones. The actors — Ben’s on-screen companions — noted his tireless performance and talent.
To the original heroes should also be attributedthe roommate of the main character, the dancer Miyu. Mia is a mediocre ballet dancer who doesn’t grab stars from heaven, works like everyone else in a group, literally to wear out, but not achieving significant success due to a multitude of complexes. Emily Tyra, the filmography of which contains only two projects - “The Underground Empire” and “Flesh and Bones” ideally got into this role.
The actors of the TV series created a lotinteresting, characteristic images, among which not least the place is Kira, prima troup, solo about 10 years. A woman who sees a rival in a young ballerina was played by Irina Dvorovenko, a native of Ukraine, the real prima ballerina of the American Ballet Theater. Irina is familiar from the roles of Vera Baronova from the concert version of the musical On Pointe, the prima ballerina of Odessa Kozlova from the TV series Eternity.
The final three series of the project filmed TashkentMaster Alik Sakharov, who is able to twist the plot so much that the tension of the beholder grit his teeth. It was he who staged the "battle" of a young ballerina with prima, ending with an enchanting action on the ballet stage and revealing the secrets of Claire's past. Thanks to his talent, the present in the plot and the seemingly absurd mystic in the final sounded a powerful chord.
