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Nureyev

I would like to take a picture from here, I prepared all my repertoireon this stage

I would like to take a picture from here, I prepared all my repertoire
on this stage

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I would like to take a picture from here,
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I prepared all my repertoire on this stage.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:30
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 ...
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,
The next year, when he was already very ill, - Nureyev 00:10
The next year, when he was already very ill,
He was by then the dying man. - Nureyev 00:19
He was by then the dying man.
Very beautiful production, being superbly danced - Nureyev 00:38
Very beautiful production, being superbly danced
Then at the end, all the applause, everyone fascinated, - Nureyev 00:43
Then at the end, all the applause, everyone fascinated,
The people his life had been devoted to - Nureyev 00:21
The people his life had been devoted to
The last time I saw him, it was in the hospital. - Nureyev 00:14
The last time I saw him, it was in the hospital.
So, I saw him up to the last moment. - Nureyev 00:05
So, I saw him up to the last moment.
I really think this man was exceptional. - Nureyev 00:35
I really think this man was exceptional.
I don't think he ever slept. - Nureyev 00:22
I don't think he ever slept.