Rudolf Nureyev's flight to the West startled the world during the height of the Cold War, and director Ralph Fiennes portrays the sheer physicality and genius of Nureyev. Nureyev, a wild and beautiful dancer confined by the reality of 1950s Leningrad, became ballet's most famous star thanks to his compelling personality. His dalliance with Western artists and ideas landed him in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with the KGB.
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Rudolf Nureyev's flight to the West startled the world during the height of the Cold War, and director Ralph Fiennes portrays the sheer physicality and genius of Nureyev. Nureyev, a wild and beautiful dancer confined by the reality of 1950s Leningrad, became ballet's most famous star thanks to his compelling personality. His dalliance with Western artists and ideas landed him in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with the KGB.
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