Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness (1997)
Despite his HIV-positive diagnosis in the early 1980s, Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev continued to dance and work as the director of the Paris Opera, as chronicled in this documentary that focuses on Nureyev's final years. Through interviews with colleagues and friends and archival footage of his performances, the film touches on the dancer's early years, his success and his later years as he struggled to continue dancing.
Director: Teresa Griffiths
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Rudolf Nureyev as Self |
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Jack Lang as Self |
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Patricia Ruanne as Self |
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Patrice Bart as Self |
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Laurent Hilaire as Self |
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Élisabeth Platel as Self |
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Charles Jude as Self |
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Liz Robertson as Self |
| Camera | Lawrence Gardner | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Alexander Bălănescu | Music |
| Directing | Teresa Griffiths | Director |
| Editing | Nikki Clemens | Editor |