Nureyev defies his KGB handlers to savour the delights of the capital with French dancer Pierre Lacotte (Raphael Personnaz) and his friend Clara Saint (Adele Exarchopoulos).
Nureyev is arrogant, cruel, entitled, irritable and deeply resentful of his modest, peasant upbringing.
Caption: With
Nureyev in Ashton's Margeurite and Armand
Oleg Ivenko as Rudolf
Nureyev Interspersed with colour-bleached flashbacks, The White Crow is a beautifully poised study of creative genius in flux and the meticulously choreographed dance sequences are on pointe.
However, the star, who found fame working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, does speak Russian in the film, as he plays
Nureyev's inspirational ballet teacher, Alexander Pushkin, who took
Nureyev under his wing, and into his family home.
Exploring his life from childhood to the cusp of global fame, it's set at the height of the Cold War in May 1961, and culminates in
Nureyev's attempt to defect from communist USSR to the West.
The British filmmaker didn't know a lot about ballet at first, but he was introduced to the energy of the artists and dancers, something that inspired him to film the story of
Nureyev.
The movie tells us the dramatic story of the famous ballet dancer Rudolf
Nureyev, who defected to France in 1961.
The dance duo were speaking at the premiere of
Nureyev, a documentary about legendary ballet dancer Rudolf
Nureyev.
New York, NY, August 28, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Rudolf
Nureyev: A Portrait available September 24, 2013.
James Hobley's hero is the late Rudolf
Nureyev, who was in the Russian dance company.
YOUNG prodigies of the illustrious Rudolph
Nureyev Russian State Ballet Academy perform Swan Lake at Rhyl this month.
