Margot
“At the age of forty Dame Margot Fonteyn is considered to be past her best as a prima ballerina and Ninette...”
Overview
At the age of forty Dame Margot Fonteyn is considered to be past her best as a prima ballerina and Ninette de Valois is reducing her roles at the Royal Ballet. Then the exciting young Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev, a recent defector to the West, comes into her life and her bed and revitalizes her career. Frederick Aashton creates a new ballet for them and they become the golden couple of the ballet world. However, Margot is married to Roberto 'Tito' Arias, a Panamanian politician of dubious repute who is not sympathetic to her calling and is probably faithless. When he is shot and paralyzed for life Margot must carry on dancing well into her sixties in order to pay for his costly treatment though she still collaborates with Rudolf in the occasional ballet.
Top-billed cast
Crew
- Director
- Otto Bathurst
- Writers
- Meredith Daneman, Amanda Coe
- Producers
- Celia Duval, Michele Buck, Damien Timmer
- Production
- BBC, Mammoth Screen
Frequently asked questions
What is Margot rated?
Margot has an audience rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 12 votes.
Who directed Margot?
Margot was directed by Otto Bathurst.
When was Margot released?
Margot was released in 2009.
