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The White Crow

2018 · 127 min

A restrained, elegant biographical drama that builds quiet tension as a magnetic artist strains against a watchful system, with dance sequences that feel both intimate and grand.

Directed by
Ralph Fiennes
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova
Tagline
To dance you must be free
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Ralph Fiennes
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • identity
  • art
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ralph Fiennes
Written by
David Hare
Starring
Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Ralph Fiennes, Alexey Morozov, Raphaël Personnaz, Olivier Rabourdin, Ravshana Kurkova
Music
Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography
Mike Eley
Runtime
127 min
Country
United Kingdom, Serbia
Languages
Russian, French, English

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