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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.
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.
- Jameshitchcock
- 2 min
- Ralph Fiennes
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....
- 2 min
- Madeline Roache
Apr 26, 2019 · A drama about the Russian ballet legend's defection from the Soviet Union in 1961, directed by Ralph Fiennes. The film has a handsome look, but a structurally awkward script that fails to capture Nureyev's spirit and brilliance.
From Nureyev’s poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming career as a dancer in Leningrad, to his nail-biting defection to the West at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow is a gripping and revelatory look at a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.
- Ralph Fiennes
- David Hare
- 127 minutes
- 127 min
A drama based on the true story of Rudolf Nureyev, the legendary ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961. Directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Fiennes himself.
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The incredible true story of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev is brought vividly to life by Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA award-winning screenwriter David Hare.
