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The White Crow is a 2018 biographical drama film written by David Hare and directed by Ralph Fiennes. It chronicles the life and dance career of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, played by Oleg Ivenko. It is inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh.
Apr 26, 2019 · The White Crow — which was a childhood nickname for Nureyev, because he was unusual — charts Nureyev’s story from his life of poverty in the Russian city of Ufa to his historic escape to France....
Apr 26, 2019 · “The White Crow” flits about between 1961 Paris, where the Kirov Ballet, including Nureyev, is visiting on a mission of spreading Soviet cultural superiority, and the dancer’s impoverished childhood in the bleak, chilly town of Ufa in central Russia.
Director Ralph Fiennes captures the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet's most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad.
Young Rudolf Nureyev becomes a top ballet dancer in Russia, but a life-changing visit to Paris soon makes him seek asylum in France.
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Fiennes directs from a script by David Hare (The Hours). Acclaimed dancer Oleg Ivenko stars as Nureyev, alongside Adèle Exarchopoulos as Clara Saint, and Fiennes as Russian ballet coach Alexander...
The White Crow. The incredible true story of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev is brought vividly to life by Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA award-winnin...
