Nijinsky

"Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky."

Mar 21 1980 R 2h 9m
Biography, Drama, Music

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

Plot

Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant, but headstrong premier ballet dancer and aspiring choreographer of the Ballets Russes. The company is managed by the famous Sergei Diaghilev, a controlling and fiercely possessive impresario. The increasing tension between these powerful egos, exacerbated by homosexual desire and jealousy, becomes triangular when the young ballerina Romola de Pulsky determinedly attempts to draw the increasingly mentally unstable Nijinsky away from Diaghilev.

Written by

Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Hera Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
861
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA