 The film is based on the biography of the legendary Russian ballerina  Anna Pavlova (I)  (qv). She became an internationally regarded ballerina after her performances in 1909 with the Dyaghilev s Ballet in Paris and in London. Anna Pavlova (Belyaeva) eventually formed her own troupe. She made a successful world tour together with Viktor d Andre (Fox), who was her husband and manager.