Nureyev DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This striking & moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui & David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train to his dramatic leap to freedom in the West at the height of the Cold War & unprecedented adulation as the most famous dancer in the world The film highlights Nureyev’s unlikely yet legendary partnership with Margot Fonteyn & charts his meteoric rise to the status of global cultural phenomenon Nureyev’s life plays out like the sweeping plot of a classic Russian novel His story is Russia’s story Blending never-before-seen footage with an original score by award-winning composer Alex Baranowski & spellbinding newly choreographed dance tableaux directed by Royal Ballet alumnus Russell Maliphant NUREYEV is a theatrical & cinematic experience like no other This is a portrayal as unique as the man himself There will never be another Nureyev Actors Faith Prendergast Marlon Dino Grace Jabbari Dana Fouras Aysa Malliphant Directors Jacqui Morris David Morris Language English Subtitles French Italian Spanish Dubbed French Italian Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1