The deeper, broader issues behind the rise and fall of one of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers, Vaslav Nijinksy (1888-1950), is not at the fulcrum of this two-hour British biographical drama. Director Herbert Ross and screenwriter Hugh Wheeler base the film on Nijinsky's diaries and his wife's book Nijinsky but what they portray are the years between 1912-1913 and Nijinsky's affair with Sergei Diaghliev, his mentor and the impresario and founder of Ballets Russes. With the life of the great man ...
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The deeper, broader issues behind the rise and fall of one of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers, Vaslav Nijinksy (1888-1950), is not at the fulcrum of this two-hour British biographical drama. Director Herbert Ross and screenwriter Hugh Wheeler base the film on Nijinsky's diaries and his wife's book Nijinsky but what they portray are the years between 1912-1913 and Nijinsky's affair with Sergei Diaghliev, his mentor and the impresario and founder of Ballets Russes. With the life of the great man (played by dancer George de la Pena) explained via the dominant, impossible personality of Diaghliev and the love of his wife (Leslie Browne), there is no room for larger questions. The business and politics and especially the homosexuality that are involved with the art of ballet are also given primary focus. Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
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Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel, Jeremy Irons. New. 1980 Run time: 129. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Carla Fracci, Colin Blakely, Jeremy Irons, Alan Badel, Leslie Browne, George De La Pena, Alan Bates. New. 1980 Run time: 129. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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