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Nijinsky (1980) — Ligoscope

Nijinsky

Film · 1980

Nijinsky

129 min · Directed by Herbert Ross · R

Drama Music Romance

4.920
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Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Sergei Diaghilev

George De La Pena

George De La Pena

Vaslav Nijinsky

Leslie Browne

Leslie Browne

Romola de Pulsky

Carla Fracci

Carla Fracci

Tamara Karsavina

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Igor Stravinsky

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Leon Bakst

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Mikhail Fokine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Sergei Grigoriev

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Emilia Marcus

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

Vassili

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Lady Ripon

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Gabriel Astruc

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Baron de Gunzburg

Anton Dolin

Maestro Cecchetti

Stephan Chase

Stephan Chase

Adolph Bolm

Hetty Baynes

Magda

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

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Tomaso Milian Jr.

Young Boy on Beach

Monica Mason

Maria Piltz

Valerie Aitken

Lydia Nelidova

Genesia Rosato

Genesia Rosato

Ludmilla Schollar

June Brown

June Brown

Maria Stepanova

Blaise Miller

Lisi

Kim Miller

Marie Rambert

Crew

Director: Herbert Ross
Producer: Harry Saltzman, Nora Kaye, Stanley O'Toole
Writer: Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky
Editor: William Reynolds
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Art Direction: John Blezard
Sound: Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams
Costume: Alan Barrett
Makeup: Joan Hills

Details

Studios: Hera Productions, Paramount Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: R
Release: March 20, 1980

Themes

jealousyballetmale homosexualitychoreographerballet russemental desintegrationgay theme

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