Jean-Pierre Bonnefous

An adaptation of Jan Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.

Lyon, 1953. Maria Manzana is the oldest of a family with five children and the only one who has a job. Maria's mother is deceased and her father is regularly drunk and violent. One evening when he wants to beat his daughter Christine, Mary helps her sister and accidentally she kills her father. At Maria's advice the family would prefer to flee. Anna, the girlfriend of Mary's brother Michael, accompanies them. Michael doesn't want to leave her behind... (Robert)

An interview with Violette Verdy and several masterclasses given by the retired prima ballerina, who was once revealed to the world by the great choreographer Roland Petit. She became the star dancer of the American City Ballet and inspired major ballets by Balanchine and Robbins. In "Violet and Mr. B"., the voluble and ebullient sixty-eight year old dancer is seen (and heard) coaching new stars such as Elisabeth Platel, Isabelle Guérin, Elisabeth Maurin or Lucia Lacarra. (imdb)