The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert RossDirector
- Romola NijinskyWriter
- Hugh WheelerWriter
Cast
- Alan BatesSergei Diaghilev
- George De La PenaVaslav Nijinsky
- Leslie BrowneRomola de Pulsky
- Carla FracciTamara Karsavina
- Ronald PickupIgor Stravinsky
- Ronald LaceyLeon Bakst
- Jeremy IronsMikhail Fokine
- Vernon DobtcheffSergei Grigoriev
- Janet SuzmanEmilia Marcus
- Colin BlakelyVassili
- Siân PhillipsLady Ripon
- Frederick JaegerGabriel Astruc
Stills
Themes
jealousyballetmale homosexualitychoreographerballet russemental desintegrationgay theme