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Nureyev

I speak very badly Russian, very badly in English, very badlyin French, very badly in...

I speak very badly Russian, very badly in English, very badly
in French, very badly in Italian, and, uh, my own language,
I almost totally forgot... Tartar

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I speak very badly Russian,
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very badly in English, very badly in French, very badly in Italian,
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and, uh, my own language, I almost totally forgot... Tartar.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
98
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:05
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Piece of Magic Entertainment,Little Compton Films,Rattling Stick

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Movie Summary

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 trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap ...
I've always heard that you were quite temperamental and moody, - Nureyev 00:07
I've always heard that you were quite temperamental and...
I just wondered if you suddenly got mad at me while we were talking here... - Nureyev 00:04
I just wondered if you suddenly got mad at me while we were ...
But if you will be persistent with some quite idiotic question... - Nureyev 00:06
But if you will be persistent with some quite idiotic questi...
...and have it come back, - Nureyev 00:13
...and have it come back,
"I don't consider us Nureyevs - Nureyev 00:36
"I don't consider us Nureyevs
"I can't exactly define what it is to be a Tartar and not a Russian, - Nureyev 00:31
"I can't exactly define what it is to be a Tartar ...
Very, very committed to what he did, and how. - Nureyev 00:27
Very, very committed to what he did, and how.
I had a little boy who was playing the part of a page. - Nureyev 00:15
I had a little boy who was playing the part of a page.
And I said, "Oh, that's wonderful. Was he nice?" - Nureyev 00:20
And I said, "Oh, that's wonderful. Was he nice?&qu...
They were flying in high, high society, Fonteyn and Nureyev. - Nureyev 00:16
They were flying in high, high society, Fonteyn and Nureyev.
There's like... - Nureyev 00:27
There's like...
There was Rudolf with a kind of almost contemptuous - Nureyev 00:12
There was Rudolf with a kind of almost contemptuous
It was a head-spinning time with Rudolf and Erik. - Nureyev 00:12
It was a head-spinning time with Rudolf and Erik.
We weren't like that with Rudolf. - Nureyev 00:14
We weren't like that with Rudolf.
I've never discussed, you know, personal stuff with Rudolf. - Nureyev 00:09
I've never discussed, you know, personal stuff with Rud...
I remember seeing Romeo and Juliet - Nureyev 00:21
I remember seeing Romeo and Juliet
Nureyev did not openly criticize the Soviet Union - Nureyev 00:51
Nureyev did not openly criticize the Soviet Union
One of the most direct ways - Nureyev 00:16
One of the most direct ways
The reason for that I think is that, - Nureyev 00:23
The reason for that I think is that,
And tonight, Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn - Nureyev 00:08
And tonight, Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn