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Nureyev

I think it would bean honor for the entire world for you to be giving of your geniuson the...

I think it would be
an honor for the entire world for you to be giving of your genius
on the Soviet stage. It seems that this would be one
of the final fair chapters in your life

Full Transcript

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I think it would be an honor for the entire world
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for you to be giving of your genius on the Soviet stage.
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It seems that this would be one of the final fair chapters in your life.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:29
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 ...
Thank you, and I know you have to go on to the ballet. I should let you. - Nureyev 00:05
Thank you, and I know you have to go on to the ballet. I sho...
You may think that way, I might think that way, - Nureyev 00:06
You may think that way, I might think that way,
Well, perestroika. We must have some fairness. - Nureyev 00:06
Well, perestroika. We must have some fairness.
I think the people here in Western Germany lived with the Wall since 1961 - Nureyev 00:11
I think the people here in Western Germany lived with the Wa...
He came full circle. The Wall came crashing down, - Nureyev 00:11
He came full circle. The Wall came crashing down,
"When I was 11, I met for the first time a woman, - Nureyev 00:08
"When I was 11, I met for the first time a woman,
"Udelsova was already one hundred years old." - Nureyev 00:07
"Udelsova was already one hundred years old."
It was a very touching meeting - Nureyev 00:08
It was a very touching meeting
I would like to take a picture from here, - Nureyev 00:07
I would like to take a picture from here,
Yes, I prepared Giselle, I prepared Swan Lake, - Nureyev 00:07
Yes, I prepared Giselle, I prepared Swan Lake,
It was all done here on this stage, - Nureyev 00:08
It was all done here on this stage,
Suddenly people were running around the theater shouting: - Nureyev 00:04
Suddenly people were running around the theater shouting:
"Margot Fonteyn needs a money transfer urgently." - Nureyev 00:12
"Margot Fonteyn needs a money transfer urgently."
Until her last day - Nureyev 00:09
Until her last day
He went to see her in hospital - Nureyev 00:34
He went to see her in hospital
He was lost when she died. - Nureyev 00:22
He was lost when she died.
It was very lucky for us to have those glorious years. - Nureyev 00:17
It was very lucky for us to have those glorious years.
Mingling with the rush-hour traffic, - Nureyev 00:18
Mingling with the rush-hour traffic,
One of the co-conspirators, in his memoir, he says, - Nureyev 00:14
One of the co-conspirators, in his memoir, he says,
December 1991, the USSR does cease to exist, - Nureyev 00:08
December 1991, the USSR does cease to exist,