Premiered August 31, 2018 (Telluride); released March 22, 2019 (UK) and April 26, 2019 (US) Narrative Structure
The Kirov Ballet’s visit to France, where Nureyev’s desire for artistic freedom and Western culture leads to his defection at Le Bourget airport. The White Crow
The film utilizes three interweaving timelines to explore Nureyev's development and final choice: Premiered August 31, 2018 (Telluride); released March 22,
David Hare , adapted from the biography Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh Premiered August 31
His training under mentor Alexander Pushkin during the late 1950s.
Adèle Exarchopoulos (Clara Saint), Chulpan Khamatova (Xenia Pushkina), and Ralph Fiennes as Alexander Pushkin