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Nijinsky (1980)

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Release Date: Mar 20, 1980 Wide

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The deeper, broader issues behind the rise and fall of one of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers, Vaslav Nijinksy (1888-1950), is not at the fulcrum of this two-hour British biographical drama. Director Herbert Ross and screenwriter Hugh Wheeler base the film on Nijinsky's diaries and his wife's book Nijinsky but what they portray are the years between 1912-1913 and Nijinsky's affair with Sergei Diaghliev, his mentor and the impresario and founder of Ballets Russes. With the

R, 2 hr. 5 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Drama

Nov 16, 1994

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... this unorthodox documentary works for those who have a sensitivity to the artist and to his struggles against such a cold and indifferent world.

July 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
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It's arty to a fault and also a complete mess, the kind of thing that could make even the staunchest aesthete yearn for a Hollywood action flick.

September 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
David Noh
Film Journal International

A bold and imaginatively realized profile of a defiant artist slowly sinking into madness.

August 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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