Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain

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Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain

Released Apr 19, 2019

1h 49m

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Filmmakers Jacqui and David Morris trace the life of Rudolf Nureyev, the Russian dancer who became a cultural icon.

Rachel Saltz

New York Times

Nureyev's sure sense of drama in telling his story isn't matched by the Morrises.

Jun 6, 2019

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Instantly essential.

Apr 19, 2019

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

To plunge into this saga, especially if you don't know it, and to see what it was that made Rudolf Nureyev onstage such a furious and transporting poet-of-the-body, is to be at once moved and awed.

Apr 19, 2019

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It is stylistically beautiful... This really gets to the heart of [Nureyev].

Sep 27, 2019

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

You live as long as you dance.

May 30, 2019

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

Not unlike the man himself, Nureyev is overflowing with style... But what matters is the story, and Nureyev tells a good one.

May 23, 2019

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Miles C

Very powerful, informative, and introspective of his life. I would have liked to have seen more of his dancing and less of the modern-day interpretations.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/03/19

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Filmmakers Jacqui and David Morris trace the life of Rudolf Nureyev, the Russian dancer who became a cultural icon.

Director: Jacqui Morris, David Morris
Producer: Trevor Beattie, Jacqui Morris
Screenwriter: David Morris, Jacqueline Morris
Production Co: Frith Street Films, Rattling Stick
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Runtime: 1h 49m