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Nureyev

"Mother had to carry me to schoolon her back. "The moment they saw me, "all the children...

"Mother had to carry me to school
on her back. "The moment they saw me, "all the children started
to sing aloud in Tartar, "'We've got a bump in our class,
we've got a bump in our class.' "Bump' meant a beggar."

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"Mother had to carry me to school on her back.
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"The moment they saw me,
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"all the children started to sing aloud in Tartar,
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"'We've got a bump in our class, we've got a bump in our class.'
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"Bump' meant a beggar."
Duration
19 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:45
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 ...
Can you remember the first moment you wanted to be a dancer? - Nureyev 00:05
Can you remember the first moment you wanted to be a dancer?
- What was it? - Well, that was a long time ago. - Nureyev 00:04
- What was it? - Well, that was a long time ago.
How long? It might not be as long as people think. - Nureyev 00:04
How long? It might not be as long as people think.
His father was in the army, so he didn't see his father till after the war ended. - Nureyev 00:09
His father was in the army, so he didn't see his father...
You might think of the war as being a toughening experience, - Nureyev 00:13
You might think of the war as being a toughening experience,
Certainly, his mother encouraged him to dance, - Nureyev 00:06
Certainly, his mother encouraged him to dance,
When my father came from the war, - Nureyev 00:16
When my father came from the war,
I ran away each time at night and went to... - Nureyev 00:06
I ran away each time at night and went to...
to take some lesson in folklore groups and dance with them. - Nureyev 00:07
to take some lesson in folklore groups and dance with them.
"When I was 11, - Nureyev 00:13
"When I was 11,
"She had never really been a teacher, - Nureyev 00:37
"She had never really been a teacher,
When Rudolf grew up a little, he joined the Pioneers' Club - Nureyev 00:09
When Rudolf grew up a little, he joined the Pioneers' C...
Each time I ran to the class, my father beat me up, - Nureyev 00:13
Each time I ran to the class, my father beat me up,
I wanted to go to Leningrad school. - Nureyev 00:10
I wanted to go to Leningrad school.
The trip was very long. - Nureyev 00:08
The trip was very long.
From Ufa, the last place God made, - Nureyev 00:14
From Ufa, the last place God made,
It was triumph of will, like with Napoleon, you know. - Nureyev 00:09
It was triumph of will, like with Napoleon, you know.
He goes very rapidly into the main Kirov company as a soloist. - Nureyev 00:06
He goes very rapidly into the main Kirov company as a solois...
My godmother was a well-known dressmaker. - Nureyev 00:06
My godmother was a well-known dressmaker.
Everybody knew when they came to us, they had to ring the bell three times; - Nureyev 00:08
Everybody knew when they came to us, they had to ring the be...