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"She had never really been a teacher, "but she was extremely musical,
highly cultivated, "and had danced years and years ago "in the corps de ballet
of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. "I became extremely close
to that remarkable old woman of 70, "who, every summer,
took a trip to Leningrad "to see what was new
in the world of ballet. "Once back in Ufa,
she described everything to us... "opening up our provincial eyes
to a far wider scene."
highly cultivated, "and had danced years and years ago "in the corps de ballet
of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. "I became extremely close
to that remarkable old woman of 70, "who, every summer,
took a trip to Leningrad "to see what was new
in the world of ballet. "Once back in Ufa,
she described everything to us... "opening up our provincial eyes
to a far wider scene."
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"She had never really been a teacher,
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"but she was extremely musical,
highly cultivated,
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"and had danced years and years ago
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"in the corps de ballet
of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
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"I became extremely close
to that remarkable old woman of 70,
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"who, every summer,
took a trip to Leningrad
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"to see what was new
in the world of ballet.
00:00:27.002 --> 00:00:31.024
"Once back in Ufa,
she described everything to us...
00:00:32.998 --> 00:00:37.999
"opening up our provincial eyes
to a far wider scene."
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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 ...
