Anna Pavlova was recorded dancing The Dying Swan in a 1925 silent film, to which sound is often added. The short ballet has influenced interpretations of Odette in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, particularly during the parting of the lovers in the first lakeside scene.
Watch the official The Dying Swan 1925 trailer in HD below.
Anna Pavlova as The Swan
Michel Fokine Director
United Kingdom 25 August 1925
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1925:
26 April 1925
David Sheldon owns a plantation in the Solomon Islands. Many of his field hands die of blackwater fever, and then he becomes sick himself.
09 October 1925
Poor abbé Contantin, he is devastated at the news: to think that two American ladies have bought the local manor where he has always been welcome! Worse, Mrs.
31 May 1925
Mickey's mother makes him dance and won't let him fight. Only his grandma understands what it's like to be a boy.
29 August 1925
Farmer Al Falfa's car comes to life and sprays oil on his window before driving away. Al Falfa now needs a window washer.
12 April 1925
Ann, a 19-year-old girl who looks much younger, meets a dashing army major on a boat sailing from Liverpool to Bombay, India, and falls in love with him.
06 June 1925
An odd little one reel comedy starring Earl Mohan and Billy Engle, from the Hal Roach Studio. Directed by Tay Garnett.
12 July 1925
A famous international actress wants to marry the love of her life, a millionaire but is blocked by a renowned woman-hater who actually ants her for himself.
29 November 1925
A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a prizefighter or a racehorse in which he holds interests can save his fortunes.
01 October 1925
Dress model Sheila Conroy loses her job after ruining a gown she borrowed from her employer. Harlan, a criminal posing as a government agent, offers Sheila work as his assistant.
Have you watched The Dying Swan yet? What did you think about it?
