The White Crow is a movie directed by Ralph Fiennes in 2018 and inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh, first published in 2007. The movie features Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Olivier Rabourdin, and others.
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Storyline
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
127
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The White Crow
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Country: UK
Year: 2018
Length: 2h7m
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Year
2007
Pages
782
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Rudolf Nureyev: The Life
Author: Julie Kavanagh
Country: South Africa
First published in: 2007
Length: 782 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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