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What he did with the Paris Opera, which had fallen into a rather
comfortable attitude of mind. He wasn't going to have any nonsense,
they were going to work! And he was going to show them
what the work involved. His productions had a kind of energy that they'd acquired from him. You couldn't just walk through it, you had to dance your socks off, because that's what was demanded
by the production, by Nureyev himself, by the whole tradition of the work,
and it was absolutely wonderful
comfortable attitude of mind. He wasn't going to have any nonsense,
they were going to work! And he was going to show them
what the work involved. His productions had a kind of energy that they'd acquired from him. You couldn't just walk through it, you had to dance your socks off, because that's what was demanded
by the production, by Nureyev himself, by the whole tradition of the work,
and it was absolutely wonderful
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What he did with the Paris Opera,
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which had fallen into a rather
comfortable attitude of mind.
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He wasn't going to have any nonsense,
they were going to work!
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And he was going to show them
what the work involved.
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His productions had a kind of energy
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that they'd acquired from him.
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You couldn't just walk through it,
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you had to dance your socks off,
00:00:28.084 --> 00:00:33.000
because that's what was demanded
by the production, by Nureyev himself,
00:00:33.998 --> 00:00:37.002
by the whole tradition of the work,
and it was absolutely wonderful.
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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 ...
