Karen Cooper, President and Director
Film Forum
Dear Ms. Cooper:
This is a long overdue thank you for bringing the
wonderful Frederick Wiseman film La Danse: The Paris Opera
Ballet to the Film Forum and for generously extending its schedule. So
many people enjoyed the film, and as you are undoubtedly aware, enjoyed repeated
viewings. Films that present ballet as a subject matter are all too rare in
this city. Even more rare are full performance films such as those which the
Metropolitan Opera now presents here and in movie cinemas nationwide.
New York legitimately can boast of having two of the
most magnificent ballet companies in the world, and our city is a destination
for every other great company. Our ballet audiences are large, passionate, and
knowledgeable. As you observed with La Danse, our community fully
supports extraordinary ballet films.
Opus
Arte Cinema, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Opera House, has
produced a number of films of The Royal Ballet's performances of
Mayerling, Sleeping Beauty, Ondine, Swan
Lake and many others. Currently, their film of Kenneth MacMillan's
Mayerling, due to show in London in February, is creating enormous
interest in the ballet and theatrical communities. Would it be at all possible
for you to consider a possible arrangement with Opus Arte Cinema to present
Mayerling at the Film Forum and perhaps some of the other Opus Arte
productions as well? Recently, DigiScreen Partners began presenting Opus Arte
films in a number of Canadian cities and have expanded their offerings for
2010.
Thank you for your consideration, and again, thank you
for presenting La Danse.
Regards,
Haglund
PS Because of the widespread interest, we've posted
this email on our blog.
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