Type: Ballet Biopic
Cast: Galina Belyayeva, James Fox, Martin Scorsese
Director: Emil Loteanu
AKA: Anna Pavlova
Episode: 5
Year: 1983

Anna secretly marries Dandre while continuing to navigate tensions between traditional and modern ballet and the future of her career. She spends time teaching and we see her devotion to the art beyond performance, but as she prepares to return to Russia, Anna falls seriously ill and requires surgery that could end her career. Faced with the possibility of never dancing again, Anna declares she would rather die, underscoring the deep connection between her identity and her art.