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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.
The White Crow presents a fresh take on [Rudolf Nureyev's] formative years, before he became his legend, in a nuanced, informative and gripping film. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar...
Apr 26, 2019 · 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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- Oleg Ivenko
Apr 25, 2019 · In “The White Crow,” the young Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev visits this painting at the Louvre. What does he see — death, life, hope, divinity?
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Early on in Ralph Fiennes’s biopic of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev, the title is explained. “White crow” is Russian slang for a person who is “unusual” and not like the others.
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 · An interesting, challenging mess. The White Crow offers lots that’s impressive — Ivenko as Nureyev, the dance sequences, a knuckle-whitening last 20 minutes — but can’t render it in a dramatically engaging way.