Rudolf nureyev biography dance to freedom imdb

  • Dance, espionage and passion come together in this powerful and exciting docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf.
  • Nureyev is based on the story of the life of the great dancer, Rudolph Nureyev.
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  • Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom

    Overblown Account of Rudolph Nureyev's Defection to the West in 1961

    Combining re-enacted drama with testimony from Nureyev's ex- colleagues and friends in the Kirov Ballet, as well as in Paris, Richard Curson Smith tells the story of the virtuoso's defection from the Soviet Union during the company's first European tour.

    Ever since his earliest days at the Kirov, Nureyev was always a rebel. Convinced of his own abilities as a dancer, he seldom listened to his peers in an organization that was stiflingly hierarchical in structure. He regularly quarreled with the ballet- master, but managed to make something of a name for himself in supporting roles. Originally he was not slated to go to Paris and London on the Kirov's first European tour, but a combination of chicanery and sheer persistence ensured that he eventually went.

    The Soviet authorities were particularly jumpy about the whole scheme. They had KGB agents shado

    Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain

    This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a tra... Read allThis striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian utbildning, to his dramatic leap to freedom in the West at the height of the Cold W... Read allThis striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap to freedom in the West at the height of the Cold War, and unprecedented beundran as the most famous dancer in the world. The rulle highlight... Read all

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  • Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams

    Lovely new film about Rudolf Nureyev!

    Rudoph Nureyev! A legend of the ballet! It is difficult to count how many films have been produced about him, and how many books have been issued. And suddenly! Here is a new documentary! It seemed that we knew all the details of Rudolf's life, his non-stop dancing all over the world, his family, his friends, his surroundings...... But here we get to read an unknown page of his life, with the generous help of Evgenia Tirdatova and Neil McCartney who have produced the film "Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams". This is a Russian/Turkish co-production which focuses on the frequent trips that Nureyev made to Turkey between 1980 and 1990. Anyone who feels any element of beauty (the beauty of ballet dances and characters, the beauty of nature, the beauty of people's relationships) should see this lovely movie.

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