Belita's best known movie, "Suspense" has two great skating ensemble scenes featuring Belita that are jazzy, steamy and sexy. One number ends with an axel landed in a back split on the ice, wow! In the middle of the movie is a beautiful, dramatic modern/ballet solo with nymph like quality. It shows a more serious side to Belita and her adagio qualities.
The famous scene of her lutz split jump through the swords is quite remarkable. Belita herself said she only did the scene one time. When the director asked to shoot it again she told them that once was all they were going to get.
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