The beautiful Princess Odette and her companions live by a lake, transformed by a spell into swans. They suffer under the curse of the evil sorceror Rothbart, which only true love can break. Until this happens, they may reassume their human form only between midnight and daybreak. The young Prince Siegfried, while out hunting one evening in the forest with his companions, is taking aim at a graceful swan just as the clock strikes midnight, whereupon Odette regains her human shape and reveals her... fate to the prince. At once they fall in love, but their blossoming love is watched jealously by Odile, the sorceror’s daughter. As dawn approaches, Odette and Siegfried must bid each other farewell. Odile asks her father’s help to assume the form of Odette so that she can win the prince’s love, a request which Rothbart fulfils. The next day Siegfried is visited by a number of would-be brides, but his heart now beats only for Odette. Odile then enters in the guise of Odette, and Siegfried joyfully embraces her. The real Odette then appears, but flees in disillusionment on witnessing Siegfried’s infidelity. Siegfried realizes the trick and follows his beloved to the lake. Rothbart sets off in pursuit to prevent the lovers from meeting, but the swans join forces against him. Siegfried swears his eternal love for Odette and the spell is broken. The swans regain their human form.
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