Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.

Directed by: Jean Dréville & Isaak Menaker
Written by: Paul Andréota & Aleksandr Galich
Runtime: 91 minutes
Cast:
Gilles Ségal Gilles Ségal
Marius Petipa 
Oleg Strizhenov Oleg Strizhenov
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky 
Jacques Ferrière Jacques Ferrière
Anton Minkh 
Natalya Velichko Natalya Velichko
Mashenka Surovshchikova-Petipa 
Nikolai Cherkasov Nikolai Cherkasov
Gedeonov 
Nikolay Trofimov Nikolay Trofimov
Petrov 
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Also known as:
  • Nights of Farewell
  • La nuit des adieux
  • Третья молодость
  • Kolmas nuoruus
  • Regényes élet
  • La tercera juventud
  • La noche del adiós