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Nureyev

Well, I guess thatthere wasn't much money around

Well, I guess that
there wasn't much money around

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Well, I guess that there wasn't much money around.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:01
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 ...
During the war, we had to evacuate from Moscow and... - Nureyev 00:04
During the war, we had to evacuate from Moscow and...
- Then, of course, it was very tough. - But how tough? - Nureyev 00:06
- Then, of course, it was very tough. - But how tough?
Once the war began and the family were evacuated, - Nureyev 00:16
Once the war began and the family were evacuated,
My mother told me that all the trees were stripped of bark - Nureyev 00:10
My mother told me that all the trees were stripped of bark
"We'd sold everything we possessed - Nureyev 00:07
"We'd sold everything we possessed
"I remember very vividly that first day at kindergarten. - Nureyev 00:06
"I remember very vividly that first day at kindergarten...
"Mother dressed me in my sister Lara's coat. - Nureyev 00:14
"Mother dressed me in my sister Lara's coat.
"Mother had to carry me to school on her back. - Nureyev 00:19
"Mother had to carry me to school on her back.
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...