Nijinsky

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Nijinsky

R

Released Mar 21, 1980

2h 5m

Biography

LGBTQ+

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Russian ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky (George De La Pena) has a scandalous affair with impresario Sergei Diaghilev (Alan Bates) and goes mad.

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

Unfortunately, the film's defects spoil a bravura performance by Alan Bates, perhaps the actor of the past decade.

Apr 28, 2018

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Aaron Cohen

Gay Community News (Boston)

Nijinsky has the virtues of an ambitious project that tried to do the impossible and came up with doing several improbable things with distinction if not much sense of elan.

Aug 30, 2022

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Steve Martz

Washington Blade

Nijinsky is one of those rare movies from which one emerges feeling fully quenched, satisfied that the film has plumbed the depths of its material and brought forth a vision of humanity that is worth pondering.

May 20, 2022

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El Pais Staff

El Pais (Spain)

The costumes and stage design of the Russian ballet have been dramatized with meticulous care and historical accuracy. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 14, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 25, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 2/5

Aug 29, 2003

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Dennis Schwartz / Ozus' World Movie Reviews: This is not a documentary. It's a biopic.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Biographically, the decision to exclude Bronislava Nijinskya baffles me. Cinematically, the dialogue is not very good and drags down the movie. However, I would like to see a restored version of the film and the dancing is (of course) well done.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Herbert Ross

Director

Alan Bates

Sergei Diaghilev

George De La Pena

Vaslav Nijinsky

Leslie Browne

Romola de Pulsky

Ronald Pickup

Igor Stravinsky

Alan Badel

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Synopsis

Russian ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky (George De La Pena) has a scandalous affair with impresario Sergei Diaghilev (Alan Bates) and goes mad.

Director: Herbert Ross
Producer: Nora Kaye, Stanley O'Toole
Screenwriter: Hugh Wheeler
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Hera Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2014
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Surround

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