Nijinsky

Nijinsky (1980)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 25% of users liked it
    (61 ratings)

The deeper, broader issues behind the rise and fall of one of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers, Vaslav Nijinksy (1888-1950), is not at the fulcrum of this two-hour British biographical drama. Director Herbert Ross and screenwriter Hugh Wheeler base the film on Nijinsky's… More

R, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
Herbert Ross
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 20, 1980 Wide
On DVD
Nov 16, 1994

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    ... this unorthodox documentary works for those who have a sensitivity to the artist and to his struggles against such a cold and indifferent world.

  • David Noh, Film Journal International

    It's arty to a fault and also a complete mess, the kind of thing that could make even the staunchest aesthete yearn for a Hollywood action flick.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A bold and imaginatively realized profile of a defiant artist slowly sinking into madness.

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