Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky ( Die Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski ) ( Nijinski )

Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Die Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski
Alternate Title: Nijinski
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Paul Cox

Written By:
Vaslav Nijinsky
Paul Cox

Actors:
Derek Jacobi ..... Nijinsky
Delia Silvan ..... Romola
Chris Haywood ..... Oscar
Hans Sonneveld ..... Doctor
Oliver Streeton ..... Psychiatrist
Jillian Smith ..... Emilia
Kevin Lucas ..... Diaghilev
David Gallasch ..... Critic
Aanya Whitehead ..... Maid
Gabriella Joy Smart ..... Piano Player
Lisa Heaven ..... Prostitute
Patricia Cellier ..... Prostitute
Kyra Cox ..... Little Kyra
Anandine Merino ..... Little Kyra

Synopsis:

Vaslav Nijinksy was one of the most celebrated dancer/ choreographers of the 20th century, and undisputedly the greatest male dancer of his era. Yet at the height of his career - as with many artists ahead of their time - Nijinsky's modernist works fiercely divided the ballet world. Based on the diary Cahiers, Nijinsky explores the mind of a genius on the outer edge of reason. Through the use of visual imagery seen from Nijinsky's point of view, the film reflects salient moments of his life through the characters he danced as well as his personal relationships with his wife, daughter, in-laws, and his mentor/lover, the notorious impresario Diaghelev.

Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Italian wife.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 22 June, 2010.