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Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
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Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness

1997
51m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

51m

Storyline

Despite his HIV-positive diagnosis in the early 1980s, Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev continued to dance and work as the director of the Paris Opera, as chronicled in this documentary that focuses on Nureyev's final years. Through interviews with colleagues and friends and archival footage of his performances, the film touches on the dancer's early years, his success and his later years as he struggled to continue dancing.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
51m
Jan 1, 1997
Languages
English
Russian
Director
Teresa Griffiths

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Self

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Self

Patricia Ruanne

Self

Patrice Bart

Patrice Bart

Self

Laurent Hilaire

Laurent Hilaire

Self

Élisabeth Platel

Élisabeth Platel

Self

Charles Jude

Charles Jude

Self

Liz Robertson

Self

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