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Nureyev

That kind of star quality translated intosuper-charged performances. And the audience went...

That kind of star quality translated into
super-charged performances. And the audience went mad.
I mean, they went mad!

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That kind of star quality
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translated into super-charged performances.
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And the audience went mad. I mean, they went mad!
Duration
15 seconds
Views
165
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:58
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 think we were well aware that it was a golden time. - Nureyev 00:16
I think we were well aware that it was a golden time.
Sometimes I tried to send him a letter, - Nureyev 00:21
Sometimes I tried to send him a letter,
Wonderful, but just slightly crazy. - Nureyev 00:12
Wonderful, but just slightly crazy.
What do you think about them? - Nureyev 00:04
What do you think about them?
Well, they are very interesting guys. And they sing rather well. - Nureyev 00:05
Well, they are very interesting guys. And they sing rather w...
I was at this terribly smart dinner party in Belgravia. - Nureyev 00:15
I was at this terribly smart dinner party in Belgravia.
And the door burst open at about 11 o'clock, and Nureyev arrived. - Nureyev 00:06
And the door burst open at about 11 o'clock, and Nureye...
And everybody in the room changed, everybody went, "Oh, my God, he's here!" - Nureyev 00:59
And everybody in the room changed, everybody went, "Oh,...
I speak very badly Russian, - Nureyev 00:14
I speak very badly Russian,
I've always heard that you were quite temperamental and moody, - Nureyev 00:07
I've always heard that you were quite temperamental and...
I just wondered if you suddenly got mad at me while we were talking here... - Nureyev 00:04
I just wondered if you suddenly got mad at me while we were ...
But if you will be persistent with some quite idiotic question... - Nureyev 00:06
But if you will be persistent with some quite idiotic questi...
...and have it come back, - Nureyev 00:13
...and have it come back,
"I don't consider us Nureyevs - Nureyev 00:36
"I don't consider us Nureyevs
"I can't exactly define what it is to be a Tartar and not a Russian, - Nureyev 00:31
"I can't exactly define what it is to be a Tartar ...
Very, very committed to what he did, and how. - Nureyev 00:27
Very, very committed to what he did, and how.
I had a little boy who was playing the part of a page. - Nureyev 00:15
I had a little boy who was playing the part of a page.
And I said, "Oh, that's wonderful. Was he nice?" - Nureyev 00:20
And I said, "Oh, that's wonderful. Was he nice?&qu...
They were flying in high, high society, Fonteyn and Nureyev. - Nureyev 00:16
They were flying in high, high society, Fonteyn and Nureyev.
There's like... - Nureyev 00:27
There's like...