Nijinsky (1980)

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the later life of legendary ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, drawing from his personal diaries and his wife's biography. It shows his career, his relationships, and his inner struggles.

emotionaltensemelancholicbiographicaldramaticpoignantturbulentintrospective

What happens

Nijinsky is a 1980 American biographical film directed by Herbert Ross. Hugh Wheeler wrote a screenplay that explores the later life and career of Vaslav Nijinsky; it was based largely on the premier danseur's personal diaries (a bowdlerized 1936 version was edited and published by his wife, Romola de Pulszky), and her 1934 biography of Nijinsky, largely ghostwritten by Lincoln Kirstein, who later co-founded the New York City Ballet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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