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Very beautiful production,
being superbly danced by young dancers in the company. It's the habit in the Paris Opera to put critics in the very front row
of the stalls, right above the orchestra,
from which you can see a great deal. And it was possible to see that in the loge
on the right-hand side of the stage, there was this figure lying on a bed
or on a chaise longue or whatever. And people were coming in. And one knew that it was Nureyev
being superbly danced by young dancers in the company. It's the habit in the Paris Opera to put critics in the very front row
of the stalls, right above the orchestra,
from which you can see a great deal. And it was possible to see that in the loge
on the right-hand side of the stage, there was this figure lying on a bed
or on a chaise longue or whatever. And people were coming in. And one knew that it was Nureyev
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Very beautiful production,
being superbly danced
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by young dancers in the company.
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It's the habit in the Paris Opera
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to put critics in the very front row
of the stalls,
00:00:15.076 --> 00:00:20.028
right above the orchestra,
from which you can see a great deal.
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And it was possible to see
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that in the loge
on the right-hand side of the stage,
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there was this figure
00:00:29.036 --> 00:00:33.024
lying on a bed
or on a chaise longue or whatever.
00:00:33.036 --> 00:00:35.056
And people were coming in.
00:00:35.068 --> 00:00:37.008
And one knew that it was Nureyev.
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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 ...
