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Nureyev

It's almost like a giftthat you don't dare open too fast

It's almost like a gift
that you don't dare open too fast

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It's almost like a gift that you don't dare open too fast.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:09
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 was not there, but Fleming met him - Nureyev 00:31
I was not there, but Fleming met him
I know this, that Rudolf was at Erik's deathbed. - Nureyev 00:36
I know this, that Rudolf was at Erik's deathbed.
Well, she's not very well, and that's as much as I can say. - Nureyev 00:05
Well, she's not very well, and that's as much as I...
Were you surprised to be given a visa to come here after all these years? - Nureyev 00:05
Were you surprised to be given a visa to come here after all...
I think the humane spirit should win eventually. - Nureyev 00:04
I think the humane spirit should win eventually.
He has only three days - Nureyev 00:07
He has only three days
Rudolf told me that his mother did not recognize him. - Nureyev 00:17
Rudolf told me that his mother did not recognize him.
When he had problems, he liked to talk by night, - Nureyev 00:23
When he had problems, he liked to talk by night,
What he did with the Paris Opera, - Nureyev 00:37
What he did with the Paris Opera,
Once I saw him in Paris Opera. - Nureyev 00:52
Once I saw him in Paris Opera.
He would stay in my house. It was like having a panther in the house. - Nureyev 00:13
He would stay in my house. It was like having a panther in t...
As your birthday present, - Nureyev 00:11
As your birthday present,
Maybe, maybe it would be a very good idea to put my productions on. - Nureyev 00:05
Maybe, maybe it would be a very good idea to put my producti...
I think it would be an honor for the entire world - Nureyev 00:14
I think it would be an honor for the entire world
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,