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"The inspectors explained
that according to the rules, "I must spend five minutes alone in a room "to reflect, away from all pressures,
on the decision I was about to take. "The room had two doors. "Should I decide to go back to Russia,
one door would lead me discreetly back "to the hall from whence I could board
the Tupolev. "Should I decide to stay in France, "the other door led
into their own private office. "Two exits to two different lives. "For me, this was already
a return to dignity, "the right I cherish most of all:
that of self-determination."
that according to the rules, "I must spend five minutes alone in a room "to reflect, away from all pressures,
on the decision I was about to take. "The room had two doors. "Should I decide to go back to Russia,
one door would lead me discreetly back "to the hall from whence I could board
the Tupolev. "Should I decide to stay in France, "the other door led
into their own private office. "Two exits to two different lives. "For me, this was already
a return to dignity, "the right I cherish most of all:
that of self-determination."
Full Transcript
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"The inspectors explained
that according to the rules,
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"I must spend five minutes alone in a room
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"to reflect, away from all pressures,
on the decision I was about to take.
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"The room had two doors.
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"Should I decide to go back to Russia,
one door would lead me discreetly back
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"to the hall from whence I could board
the Tupolev.
00:00:21.008 --> 00:00:24.999
"Should I decide to stay in France,
00:00:24.016 --> 00:00:27.076
"the other door led
into their own private office.
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"Two exits to two different lives.
00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:39.000
"For me, this was already
a return to dignity,
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"the right I cherish most of all:
that of self-determination."
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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 ...
