1 00:01:06,292 --> 00:01:09,251 - You knew. - No. 2 00:01:09,626 --> 00:01:11,626 You knew what he was planning to do. 3 00:01:13,292 --> 00:01:14,792 No. 4 00:01:15,626 --> 00:01:18,251 You're saying he never spoke of defection? 5 00:01:18,917 --> 00:01:21,251 The subject never came up. 6 00:01:21,376 --> 00:01:23,334 He never spoke of it? 7 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:25,334 Never. 8 00:01:25,459 --> 00:01:27,667 This is an attack 9 00:01:27,792 --> 00:01:29,459 upon the Soviet Union. 10 00:01:29,917 --> 00:01:31,459 No. 11 00:01:32,334 --> 00:01:34,209 It's about dance. 12 00:01:34,334 --> 00:01:35,376 Dance? 13 00:01:35,501 --> 00:01:37,834 He knows nothing about politics. 14 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,667 He's gone to the West because there he can dance. 15 00:01:41,792 --> 00:01:43,334 He could dance here. 16 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:46,501 Hm... Yes, but... 17 00:01:53,501 --> 00:01:56,792 I think it's likely he had an explosion of character. 18 00:01:59,917 --> 00:02:02,126 That's who he is. 19 00:03:00,542 --> 00:03:02,042 Mother will recover. 20 00:03:06,001 --> 00:03:07,834 Argh. 21 00:03:11,334 --> 00:03:14,834 Argh. 22 00:03:23,417 --> 00:03:25,501 Aargh! 23 00:04:12,126 --> 00:04:13,584 Rudi. 24 00:04:13,709 --> 00:04:17,251 After immigration return your passport. 25 00:04:18,126 --> 00:04:19,626 Spasibo. 26 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,917 - Merci beaucoup. - Enchanté. 27 00:04:55,042 --> 00:04:57,501 Merci, monsieur. 28 00:04:57,626 --> 00:05:00,001 Monsieur Sergeyev, Madame Dudinskaya, 29 00:05:00,126 --> 00:05:03,001 it's a great pleasure to welcome you both to France. 30 00:05:03,626 --> 00:05:05,542 This is a historic moment. 31 00:05:05,667 --> 00:05:07,709 This is the first time since the war 32 00:05:07,834 --> 00:05:11,751 that Leningrad's famous Kirov company have been seen in the West. 33 00:05:11,876 --> 00:05:15,959 Do you think this visit is going to have a positive effect on the Cold War? 34 00:05:18,251 --> 00:05:20,626 We are delighted to be here. 35 00:06:29,376 --> 00:06:30,876 Spasibo. 36 00:06:53,917 --> 00:06:55,709 Rudi. Rudi! 37 00:06:58,417 --> 00:06:59,876 Where are you off to? 38 00:07:00,001 --> 00:07:01,292 For a walk. 39 00:07:02,459 --> 00:07:04,167 Want me to come with you? 40 00:07:06,876 --> 00:07:08,834 Mm. Class in two hours. 41 00:07:08,959 --> 00:07:10,376 I won't forget. 42 00:07:14,126 --> 00:07:16,001 Keep an eye on him. 43 00:07:44,834 --> 00:07:47,001 Yes. 44 00:07:48,959 --> 00:07:50,001 Mm-hm. 45 00:07:50,126 --> 00:07:52,001 Where are you from? 46 00:07:52,126 --> 00:07:54,251 - I don't understand - Ah. 47 00:07:55,334 --> 00:07:57,042 Where are you from? 48 00:07:57,167 --> 00:07:58,876 - Soviet Union. - Ah. 49 00:07:59,001 --> 00:08:01,584 Dancer. Here five weeks. 50 00:08:01,709 --> 00:08:02,834 Hmm. 51 00:08:02,959 --> 00:08:05,251 You can help me, please? 52 00:08:06,084 --> 00:08:08,334 - Help? - Yes. Yes. What you want? 53 00:08:08,459 --> 00:08:09,834 Shop. 54 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:11,834 Shop to buy things. 55 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:13,876 Special shop. 56 00:08:14,001 --> 00:08:16,042 I need toy train. 57 00:09:18,459 --> 00:09:20,542 I have a place - I'm dancing! 58 00:09:43,001 --> 00:09:44,917 Have you seen the list? 59 00:09:45,042 --> 00:09:47,542 - I haven't looked. - It's posted. 60 00:09:48,167 --> 00:09:50,417 I still haven't looked. 61 00:09:50,542 --> 00:09:54,001 Don't you want to know? Sergeyev's not giving you the first night. 62 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:02,459 Rudi... 63 00:10:02,584 --> 00:10:04,209 I'm very sorry. 64 00:10:04,334 --> 00:10:07,251 What difference does it make? It's not going to take long. 65 00:10:07,376 --> 00:10:09,001 What's not going to take long? 66 00:10:09,876 --> 00:10:11,834 Until everyone knows who I am. 67 00:10:29,917 --> 00:10:32,417 Arms soft. Soft arms. 68 00:11:42,834 --> 00:11:44,209 What are you doing here? 69 00:11:45,126 --> 00:11:46,459 Are you in charge? 70 00:11:46,584 --> 00:11:49,084 I'm Valentin Ivanovich Shelkov. 71 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,292 I'm Rudolf Nureyev. 72 00:11:51,417 --> 00:11:53,209 I'm here to dance. 73 00:11:53,334 --> 00:11:55,084 Are you out of your head? 74 00:11:55,209 --> 00:11:56,667 I've been accepted as a pupil. 75 00:11:56,792 --> 00:11:58,126 I've come from Ufa. 76 00:11:58,251 --> 00:11:59,876 Really? 77 00:12:00,667 --> 00:12:03,042 You've got the wrong date. 78 00:12:03,792 --> 00:12:05,834 Come back in a week. 79 00:12:14,376 --> 00:12:16,626 This is where you will all be living. 80 00:12:36,584 --> 00:12:39,167 Young man, turn your head. 81 00:12:42,792 --> 00:12:44,876 And lower your shoulder. 82 00:12:48,417 --> 00:12:50,292 Pour les pieds. 83 00:12:53,417 --> 00:12:56,167 - It's not working for me. - What do you mean? 84 00:12:56,292 --> 00:12:57,542 What I say. 85 00:12:57,667 --> 00:12:58,917 It's not working. 86 00:12:59,042 --> 00:13:01,167 The school is not for you? 87 00:13:01,292 --> 00:13:03,251 You only arrived a few weeks ago. 88 00:13:03,376 --> 00:13:05,042 Four. 89 00:13:06,042 --> 00:13:07,876 The Leningrad Choreographic School 90 00:13:08,001 --> 00:13:11,167 is thought to be the greatest ballet institute in the world. 91 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:15,209 You're the first pupil to complain. 92 00:13:16,792 --> 00:13:20,251 Shelkov says your technique is inadequate. 93 00:13:20,376 --> 00:13:24,417 You lack control. You're clumsy. 94 00:13:24,542 --> 00:13:27,917 We know you're talented, but you're old. 95 00:13:28,042 --> 00:13:29,709 That's why I have to catch up. 96 00:13:29,834 --> 00:13:31,126 You're way behind. 97 00:13:31,251 --> 00:13:34,917 I'm 17. I have to do six years' work in three. 98 00:13:35,042 --> 00:13:36,917 Mm. Well? What's stopping you? 99 00:13:37,626 --> 00:13:39,126 I'm ready to work. 100 00:13:39,251 --> 00:13:41,709 But not with Shelkov, is that what you mean? 101 00:13:43,251 --> 00:13:44,626 Mm. 102 00:13:45,834 --> 00:13:47,834 Ballet is about rules. 103 00:13:48,501 --> 00:13:51,501 It's about discipline. It has to be. 104 00:13:51,917 --> 00:13:54,917 That means it's about obedience. 105 00:13:55,042 --> 00:13:58,084 Only through discipline can you find freedom. 106 00:13:58,209 --> 00:14:00,376 I'd rather die than live under the rules. 107 00:14:00,501 --> 00:14:03,792 One day you might be good enough to say that. 108 00:14:03,917 --> 00:14:06,292 You're not good enough yet. 109 00:14:07,042 --> 00:14:08,959 Far from it. 110 00:14:09,084 --> 00:14:12,501 I believe I would progress faster with another teacher. 111 00:14:14,626 --> 00:14:16,917 Which teacher do you have in mind? 112 00:14:53,792 --> 00:14:56,209 - Hello. - Hello. 113 00:15:04,292 --> 00:15:07,584 - You're Rudolf Nureyev? - Yes. 114 00:15:07,709 --> 00:15:09,876 I'm Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin. 115 00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:13,917 You'll find some space over there. 116 00:15:21,209 --> 00:15:23,167 Take a bow. 117 00:15:36,917 --> 00:15:39,126 - Is everybody warmed up? - Yes. 118 00:15:39,251 --> 00:15:44,126 Boys, as usual, two demi pliés and one grand plié in each position. 119 00:15:45,126 --> 00:15:46,459 Get ready. 120 00:15:50,042 --> 00:15:51,209 Please. 121 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:03,167 Bend back, further back. 122 00:16:11,042 --> 00:16:12,834 Hold your back straight. 123 00:16:14,792 --> 00:16:16,626 Fifth position. 124 00:16:24,042 --> 00:16:25,751 Assemblé. 125 00:16:26,042 --> 00:16:27,584 Assemblé. 126 00:16:27,709 --> 00:16:29,459 Assemblé sauté. 127 00:16:29,584 --> 00:16:31,042 Assemblé sauté. 128 00:16:36,376 --> 00:16:37,709 Et changement. 129 00:17:09,417 --> 00:17:11,459 Sleep, sleep, sleep. 130 00:17:43,876 --> 00:17:45,667 When does it open? 131 00:17:45,834 --> 00:17:47,292 What? 132 00:17:47,417 --> 00:17:49,376 Open? 133 00:17:50,626 --> 00:17:52,542 - Ouverte? - Ah. 134 00:17:52,667 --> 00:17:54,417 No. 135 00:17:54,542 --> 00:17:56,209 Stay here. 136 00:17:56,334 --> 00:17:57,917 I'm here for The Radeau. 137 00:17:58,042 --> 00:18:00,042 - The Raft? - Da. 138 00:18:01,792 --> 00:18:04,001 I want The Raft to myself. 139 00:19:32,792 --> 00:19:36,126 Rudik! Come and join in! 140 00:19:50,042 --> 00:19:51,792 Rudik. 141 00:19:52,292 --> 00:19:53,459 Rudik! 142 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,542 Come over here. 143 00:19:57,959 --> 00:20:00,251 - Are you all right? - Yes. 144 00:20:04,709 --> 00:20:06,667 Mm-hm? 145 00:20:08,792 --> 00:20:10,542 Hm. 146 00:21:51,917 --> 00:21:53,376 Am I pleasing you? 147 00:21:53,501 --> 00:21:54,667 I'm sorry? 148 00:21:54,792 --> 00:21:56,792 You never say anything to me. 149 00:21:58,876 --> 00:22:00,001 Oh. 150 00:22:00,126 --> 00:22:03,251 I just want to know if I'm pleasing you. 151 00:22:04,126 --> 00:22:05,751 You don't displease me. 152 00:22:05,876 --> 00:22:08,667 Is that all you'll say? 153 00:22:08,792 --> 00:22:11,126 Listen, you're an intelligent man. 154 00:22:11,792 --> 00:22:13,584 Work it out for yourself. 155 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:17,709 When you please me, you'll know. 156 00:22:21,501 --> 00:22:25,042 Steps have a logic. 157 00:22:26,084 --> 00:22:28,292 You need to find that logic, 158 00:22:28,876 --> 00:22:30,626 not to force it. 159 00:22:31,792 --> 00:22:36,084 One step follows another, with no impression of haste. 160 00:22:36,209 --> 00:22:37,417 Or effort. 161 00:22:38,126 --> 00:22:41,292 Steps follow. And belong. 162 00:22:46,001 --> 00:22:47,751 They... 163 00:22:47,876 --> 00:22:49,876 are interconnected. 164 00:22:59,501 --> 00:23:01,126 Thank you. 165 00:23:34,501 --> 00:23:36,501 Monsieur? 166 00:23:37,584 --> 00:23:39,376 This is impossible. 167 00:23:49,876 --> 00:23:52,459 Why aren't we talking to each other? 168 00:23:53,292 --> 00:23:54,876 This is ridiculous. 169 00:24:00,959 --> 00:24:03,459 I know who you are. You are Pierre Lacotte. 170 00:24:04,251 --> 00:24:06,626 - How do you know me? - And you are Claire Motte. 171 00:24:06,751 --> 00:24:08,167 I know faces of dancers. 172 00:24:08,292 --> 00:24:10,501 I see you in dance magazines. 173 00:24:10,626 --> 00:24:11,834 I study. 174 00:24:12,709 --> 00:24:15,834 We were wondering if you were allowed to speak to us. 175 00:24:15,959 --> 00:24:19,376 I decide to build the bridge. Rudolf Nureyev. 176 00:24:20,959 --> 00:24:23,834 You are with the company? Did you dance tonight? 177 00:24:23,959 --> 00:24:26,292 If I had danced, you would remember. 178 00:24:26,417 --> 00:24:30,251 Oh. So, what did you think of the performance? 179 00:24:30,376 --> 00:24:32,251 - I wasn't there. - Oh, you missed it? 180 00:24:32,376 --> 00:24:35,501 - I went to concert instead. - Good concert? 181 00:24:35,626 --> 00:24:38,792 Yehudi Menuhin. He play Bach. Not bad. 182 00:24:40,376 --> 00:24:43,459 - You speak very good English. - I take teacher. In Leningrad. 183 00:24:43,584 --> 00:24:44,917 I pay him. 184 00:24:45,042 --> 00:24:47,584 I want not to be deaf and dumb when I come to West. 185 00:24:47,709 --> 00:24:52,626 - It would be nice to talk about ballet. - Yes, about ballet. I'd like that. 186 00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:55,876 Santé. 187 00:24:56,584 --> 00:24:58,001 Santé. 188 00:25:45,376 --> 00:25:46,876 Rudi. 189 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:09,667 Ladies, fouettés, please. 190 00:26:21,209 --> 00:26:23,542 How was your class? 191 00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:25,876 We have various outings planned. 192 00:26:26,001 --> 00:26:27,584 All the main sights. 193 00:26:27,709 --> 00:26:30,501 The Louvre, The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame. 194 00:26:30,626 --> 00:26:32,501 Organised trips. 195 00:26:32,626 --> 00:26:34,126 That's nice. 196 00:26:35,917 --> 00:26:37,876 You haven't forgotten the company meeting, 197 00:26:38,001 --> 00:26:39,459 before we left Leningrad? 198 00:26:39,584 --> 00:26:42,501 - I never miss a meeting. - Mm-hm. 199 00:26:42,626 --> 00:26:46,292 We agreed we go together on the bus. 200 00:26:47,209 --> 00:26:48,376 Shall I put you down? 201 00:26:48,501 --> 00:26:50,001 Yes, of course. 202 00:27:06,876 --> 00:27:09,001 This is my favourite spot. 203 00:27:10,334 --> 00:27:12,584 I find I always have it to myself. 204 00:27:15,042 --> 00:27:16,876 What do you think? 205 00:27:17,792 --> 00:27:19,751 It's always Russia. 206 00:27:19,876 --> 00:27:23,126 It's always the Russians. The French invented the ballet. 207 00:27:23,251 --> 00:27:26,084 But the energy always comes in from the East. 208 00:27:27,876 --> 00:27:30,501 What are you saying? I don't understand. 209 00:27:31,667 --> 00:27:33,917 What you do is not technically perfect. 210 00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:37,042 Sometimes it's even a little bit clumsy. 211 00:27:38,709 --> 00:27:40,917 But its spirit is perfect. 212 00:27:41,042 --> 00:27:44,584 You take the stage and that's more important. 213 00:27:46,334 --> 00:27:49,251 Only one thing can stop you at your premiere and that's fear. 214 00:27:52,084 --> 00:27:53,626 I shall fight fear. 215 00:28:23,001 --> 00:28:26,501 My husband said you've not been looking after yourself. 216 00:28:28,251 --> 00:28:30,459 I brought you some soup. 217 00:28:32,334 --> 00:28:34,376 It's not bad. 218 00:28:35,376 --> 00:28:38,417 He said you don't eat with the others. 219 00:28:38,542 --> 00:28:41,834 A dancer needs to look after his body. 220 00:28:42,584 --> 00:28:43,751 Hm. 221 00:28:43,876 --> 00:28:47,459 He says you react like an animal who's been brought into the house. 222 00:28:48,126 --> 00:28:50,376 I didn't know he'd noticed me. 223 00:28:50,876 --> 00:28:52,751 Oh, yes, he's noticed you. 224 00:28:55,417 --> 00:28:57,084 This is French onion soup. 225 00:28:57,876 --> 00:28:59,876 Not quite how they make it in Paris. 226 00:29:00,584 --> 00:29:03,001 Not the right cheese. 227 00:29:03,501 --> 00:29:04,959 You've been to Paris? 228 00:29:05,084 --> 00:29:06,292 No. 229 00:29:07,584 --> 00:29:09,001 Have you been to London? 230 00:29:09,126 --> 00:29:11,126 I've only read about them. 231 00:29:12,001 --> 00:29:13,959 Which city is better? Paris or London? 232 00:29:14,084 --> 00:29:16,292 Better for what? 233 00:29:16,417 --> 00:29:18,959 - Better for life? Better for ballet? - Everything. 234 00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:23,209 They say Paris is more beautiful - but London is special too. 235 00:29:23,334 --> 00:29:24,709 People know more about ballet? 236 00:29:24,834 --> 00:29:26,209 Maybe. 237 00:29:27,876 --> 00:29:31,459 - Your husband is a good man. - Da. I think so. 238 00:29:31,584 --> 00:29:33,709 His class is two holy hours. 239 00:29:38,792 --> 00:29:40,459 Eat the soup. 240 00:29:40,584 --> 00:29:43,209 Don't worry, you will see Paris one day. 241 00:29:49,001 --> 00:29:51,001 ♪ La Bayadère 3rd Shade Variation 242 00:31:35,167 --> 00:31:36,501 Sleep. 243 00:31:38,084 --> 00:31:40,126 I'll come back soon. 244 00:32:29,376 --> 00:32:31,376 ♪ La Bayadère Solor Variation 245 00:33:26,417 --> 00:33:27,959 - Bravo! - Bravo! 246 00:33:28,084 --> 00:33:30,126 Bravo! 247 00:34:09,417 --> 00:34:12,001 Bravo! Bravo! 248 00:34:12,126 --> 00:34:13,376 Spasibo. 249 00:34:13,501 --> 00:34:16,292 Spasibo. 250 00:34:18,626 --> 00:34:20,417 - You fought fear. - Yeah. 251 00:34:20,834 --> 00:34:23,167 You were spectacular! 252 00:34:23,292 --> 00:34:24,834 - Bravo. - Thank you. 253 00:34:25,292 --> 00:34:27,792 This is my friend, Clara Saint. 254 00:34:28,417 --> 00:34:29,917 Clara Saint. 255 00:34:31,417 --> 00:34:33,251 I like that name. 256 00:34:34,167 --> 00:34:36,251 - Rudolf Nureyev. - It was wonderful! 257 00:34:36,959 --> 00:34:38,001 Thank you. 258 00:34:38,126 --> 00:34:41,334 Is there any chance we could all have dinner tonight? 259 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:44,417 - I can ask. - Mm-hm. 260 00:35:01,334 --> 00:35:03,042 - He said OK. - Yes! 261 00:35:03,167 --> 00:35:05,417 But I have to take someone with me. 262 00:35:06,334 --> 00:35:08,626 Chaperone. 263 00:35:13,209 --> 00:35:14,251 Ah. 264 00:35:14,376 --> 00:35:16,792 - This is my friend, Yuri Soloviev. - Hello. Pierre. 265 00:35:16,917 --> 00:35:19,834 We share room at the hotel. He eat with us. 266 00:35:23,167 --> 00:35:24,709 Rudi, are you coming with us? 267 00:35:24,834 --> 00:35:27,042 - Not now. - That's a pity. 268 00:35:31,709 --> 00:35:34,209 You must be well-known in Leningrad. 269 00:35:34,334 --> 00:35:36,292 You must have been the first choice. 270 00:35:36,417 --> 00:35:39,209 - There was opposition. - Opposition? 271 00:35:39,334 --> 00:35:41,501 People against me. They not want me in Paris. 272 00:35:41,626 --> 00:35:43,084 Why? Why did they oppose you? 273 00:35:43,209 --> 00:35:45,251 Sergeyev don't want me to come. 274 00:35:45,376 --> 00:35:47,084 Very against. Doesn't like me. 275 00:35:47,209 --> 00:35:50,167 But I don't understand. If the head of the company doesn't want you, 276 00:35:50,292 --> 00:35:52,292 - why are you here? - Obvious reason. 277 00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:55,167 Have to show the world Kirov are the best. 278 00:35:55,292 --> 00:35:58,001 How do that without best dancers? 279 00:35:58,126 --> 00:36:00,667 Yuri and me. Yuri even better than me. 280 00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:02,751 - But you're allowed out? - Say again? 281 00:36:02,876 --> 00:36:04,959 The dancers? Are you allowed out on your own? 282 00:36:05,084 --> 00:36:06,376 Here we are. 283 00:36:06,501 --> 00:36:09,709 Yeah, but that's not what I'm asking. Is it allowed? 284 00:36:10,417 --> 00:36:14,417 We're told not to speak to foreigners. Especially not foreign dancers. 285 00:36:14,542 --> 00:36:17,126 Not to go out with them. Not to eat with them. 286 00:36:17,251 --> 00:36:20,751 Don't talk. Don't discuss. Stay together. 287 00:36:20,876 --> 00:36:23,209 - Socialists only. - Aren't you frightened? 288 00:36:23,334 --> 00:36:27,376 What can they do? Can't stop me in the street. Can't arrest me. 289 00:36:27,501 --> 00:36:31,251 No, but when you get back home, can they make your life difficult? 290 00:36:36,084 --> 00:36:37,834 I have an obligation. 291 00:36:38,584 --> 00:36:40,001 What sort of obligation? 292 00:36:40,126 --> 00:36:43,042 See as much as possible. Learn. 293 00:36:43,167 --> 00:36:47,417 - Oh, what do you want to see? - Picasso. Matisse. Rodin. 294 00:36:47,542 --> 00:36:50,376 Go every day. New painting. Look. 295 00:36:50,501 --> 00:36:53,084 Really look. See what it teaches. 296 00:36:53,209 --> 00:36:56,209 Mm. It's important? Important for your dance? 297 00:36:56,334 --> 00:36:59,126 Vital. Vital for the dance. 298 00:37:00,126 --> 00:37:02,334 - I went to the Louvre. - What did you see? 299 00:37:02,459 --> 00:37:04,917 The Raft. The Raft of Meduse. 300 00:37:05,042 --> 00:37:06,209 Yes, of course. 301 00:37:07,334 --> 00:37:09,709 Why you smile? 302 00:37:09,834 --> 00:37:12,542 Oh, because it's beauty made out of ugliness. 303 00:37:13,542 --> 00:37:15,376 It's reality but it's also art. 304 00:37:16,084 --> 00:37:19,876 It's shocking but it has... great, great authority. 305 00:37:22,959 --> 00:37:24,626 So now you know why I smile. 306 00:37:31,417 --> 00:37:33,167 He doesn't understand English. 307 00:37:33,292 --> 00:37:35,209 English? You don't speak? 308 00:37:41,542 --> 00:37:43,626 You're not drinking? 309 00:37:44,834 --> 00:37:46,167 No. 310 00:37:47,876 --> 00:37:49,959 You're not talking? 311 00:37:53,042 --> 00:37:55,167 I'm sorry I'm poor company. 312 00:37:56,959 --> 00:37:59,167 I've been taking Valium. 313 00:38:00,459 --> 00:38:01,959 Valium? 314 00:38:03,376 --> 00:38:05,376 It's a drug. 315 00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:13,667 My boyfriend died. 316 00:38:15,792 --> 00:38:19,792 He was killed in a car crash six days ago. With his brother. 317 00:38:20,501 --> 00:38:22,709 They had been diving in Corsica. 318 00:38:24,209 --> 00:38:26,334 They were driving back. 319 00:38:27,084 --> 00:38:28,667 How old? 320 00:38:28,792 --> 00:38:30,459 21. 321 00:38:31,209 --> 00:38:33,251 What was his name? 322 00:38:33,917 --> 00:38:35,751 Vincent Malraux. 323 00:38:36,792 --> 00:38:38,376 Famous name. 324 00:38:39,126 --> 00:38:43,001 His father is André Malraux. He's Minister of Culture. 325 00:38:44,251 --> 00:38:47,376 He write a great book. La Condition Humaine. 326 00:38:48,417 --> 00:38:51,251 You've read that? It's available in Russia? 327 00:38:52,042 --> 00:38:55,209 We're not idiots, you know. We're not provincials. 328 00:39:03,001 --> 00:39:05,001 I've been alone. 329 00:39:05,917 --> 00:39:07,834 I couldn't go out. 330 00:39:08,584 --> 00:39:10,667 I couldn't face anyone. 331 00:39:11,876 --> 00:39:13,876 It's Claire who forced me tonight. 332 00:39:14,001 --> 00:39:16,126 She said I had to see you dance. 333 00:39:18,042 --> 00:39:20,042 For those three hours... 334 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:23,417 ..I forgot Vincent was dead. 335 00:39:25,709 --> 00:39:27,626 I'm better than...Valium? 336 00:39:32,126 --> 00:39:33,751 Much. 337 00:39:35,709 --> 00:39:37,501 You work? 338 00:39:37,626 --> 00:39:40,126 I don't know what to do with my life. 339 00:39:42,251 --> 00:39:44,501 You have to decide. 340 00:39:44,626 --> 00:39:46,751 Important you decide. 341 00:39:47,501 --> 00:39:49,876 Everyone must have a purpose in life. 342 00:39:50,959 --> 00:39:53,334 Otherwise...what's the point? 343 00:39:56,084 --> 00:39:57,667 When did you find yours? 344 00:39:59,126 --> 00:40:00,709 I went to the opera. 345 00:40:00,834 --> 00:40:01,959 When? 346 00:40:02,084 --> 00:40:03,667 I'm six. 347 00:40:03,792 --> 00:40:05,834 My mother win lottery. 348 00:40:05,959 --> 00:40:08,876 She win one ticket for Opera House. In Ufa. 349 00:40:09,001 --> 00:40:13,167 My three sisters, mother, me... we go together. 350 00:40:15,917 --> 00:40:17,542 Five people... 351 00:40:18,876 --> 00:40:20,209 ..one ticket. 352 00:40:20,876 --> 00:40:22,292 You got in? 353 00:40:23,584 --> 00:40:25,667 - Yes. - All of you? 354 00:40:26,376 --> 00:40:28,417 I love the chandelier. 355 00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:31,251 The velvet curtain. 356 00:40:32,001 --> 00:40:33,501 The smell. 357 00:40:34,334 --> 00:40:36,334 The people together. 358 00:40:36,959 --> 00:40:38,792 I think... 359 00:40:39,917 --> 00:40:41,542 .."That's my life." 360 00:40:45,209 --> 00:40:47,209 I was skinny boy. 361 00:40:48,751 --> 00:40:50,501 Alone. 362 00:40:50,626 --> 00:40:52,126 Always. 363 00:40:53,042 --> 00:40:56,084 They call me..."White Crow". 364 00:41:15,167 --> 00:41:17,251 All right, what did you see? 365 00:42:18,959 --> 00:42:20,917 - You came. - Liuba. 366 00:42:21,042 --> 00:42:23,001 Hello. Cakes. 367 00:42:23,126 --> 00:42:25,626 Thank you. Come in. 368 00:42:32,042 --> 00:42:34,376 Everyone, attention. 369 00:42:34,501 --> 00:42:36,501 This is Rudolf Nureyev. 370 00:42:36,626 --> 00:42:40,126 We met at the Leningrad Choreographic School's graduation evening. 371 00:42:40,251 --> 00:42:41,917 He's a dancer. 372 00:42:42,042 --> 00:42:43,334 Hello, everybody. 373 00:42:43,459 --> 00:42:44,542 Hello. 374 00:42:44,667 --> 00:42:47,501 And also - he says he's been going to the Hermitage every day. 375 00:42:47,626 --> 00:42:49,501 - He goes to the Hermitage every day? - Yes. 376 00:42:49,626 --> 00:42:52,209 And - I told him a lot of us spend time in the Hermitage. 377 00:42:52,334 --> 00:42:54,917 And that we all like to meet every Sunday afternoon, 378 00:42:55,042 --> 00:42:59,084 a whole lot of us, to talk, to talk about... 379 00:42:59,209 --> 00:43:02,459 all sorts of things - 380 00:43:02,584 --> 00:43:05,792 life, art, science - 381 00:43:05,917 --> 00:43:08,459 and that he would be very welcome to join us. 382 00:43:09,542 --> 00:43:10,792 I won't stay long. 383 00:43:10,917 --> 00:43:14,876 Stay as long as you like. Everyone else does. 384 00:43:15,626 --> 00:43:18,584 - I don't want to be a trouble. - You're no trouble. 385 00:43:18,709 --> 00:43:21,542 This is my brother Leonid, we are twins. 386 00:43:21,667 --> 00:43:22,709 Hello. 387 00:43:22,834 --> 00:43:25,376 Your sister started telling me about Rembrandt. 388 00:43:25,501 --> 00:43:28,334 - I want to find out as much as I can. - Mm. Rembrandt? 389 00:43:29,042 --> 00:43:31,626 Leonid's a student at the Polytechnic, like me. 390 00:43:32,751 --> 00:43:34,126 I will have a drink and then go. 391 00:43:34,251 --> 00:43:36,584 No. Have a drink and stay. 392 00:43:36,709 --> 00:43:39,792 - C'mon, sit with us. - C'mon, c'mon. 393 00:43:58,792 --> 00:44:01,876 ♪ V Lunnom Siyanii 394 00:44:29,501 --> 00:44:34,084 It's a good time. There's never been a better time. 395 00:44:34,792 --> 00:44:37,459 What, just because we're going to send a man into space? 396 00:44:37,584 --> 00:44:39,334 If you think about it, 397 00:44:39,459 --> 00:44:42,792 the Soviet Union's not even 50 years old 398 00:44:42,917 --> 00:44:44,417 and yet we've caught up. 399 00:44:44,834 --> 00:44:46,626 Ahead of the Americans! 400 00:44:46,751 --> 00:44:48,792 Yes, ahead of the Americans - yes! 401 00:44:48,917 --> 00:44:52,792 We went through terrible times. 402 00:44:52,917 --> 00:44:54,626 But they're over. 403 00:44:55,626 --> 00:44:57,709 The bad times are behind us now. 404 00:45:15,834 --> 00:45:20,709 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, born in Leiden 1606. 405 00:45:20,834 --> 00:45:22,626 One of nine children. 406 00:45:22,751 --> 00:45:27,126 Father a miller, mother a baker's daughter. 407 00:45:29,334 --> 00:45:32,167 Introduces a new style of portraiture. 408 00:46:27,167 --> 00:46:30,917 - What do you think? - They look all the same to me. 409 00:46:31,042 --> 00:46:33,376 Not the same. All different. 410 00:46:33,501 --> 00:46:37,959 - How big is your apartment? - Small. Very small. And have to share. 411 00:46:38,084 --> 00:46:40,334 Well, then, how come you need so much track? 412 00:46:40,459 --> 00:46:42,001 See that one, please. 413 00:46:42,126 --> 00:46:44,209 - This? - Yes. 414 00:46:44,917 --> 00:46:48,959 If you're going to ask stupid questions, better I do it alone. 415 00:46:50,084 --> 00:46:52,417 This shop is not good. 416 00:46:52,542 --> 00:46:55,751 Do you take this long about everything? Are you this rude all the time? 417 00:46:55,876 --> 00:46:58,001 You sit down over there, shut up. 418 00:46:58,126 --> 00:47:01,417 I want to see everything you have. I demand it. 419 00:47:01,542 --> 00:47:03,917 I want a train. A good train. 420 00:47:04,042 --> 00:47:06,709 The best you have. Stop showing me rubbish. 421 00:47:10,751 --> 00:47:13,709 Do you have trans-Siberian express? 422 00:47:37,209 --> 00:47:38,834 Are you all right? 423 00:47:40,459 --> 00:47:42,792 Yes, of course. Why? 424 00:49:04,209 --> 00:49:06,709 Rudik, your Father has returned. 425 00:49:07,626 --> 00:49:09,667 Come and greet him. 426 00:50:41,917 --> 00:50:46,417 I was wondering if perhaps you'd care to eat with us. 427 00:50:48,834 --> 00:50:50,126 Eat at your home? 428 00:50:50,251 --> 00:50:53,084 I've spoken to Alexander Ivanovich about it. 429 00:50:53,209 --> 00:50:55,292 I'm afraid our quarters are very modest. 430 00:50:55,417 --> 00:50:57,834 He wants me to come? 431 00:51:00,751 --> 00:51:02,709 We're here. 432 00:51:03,501 --> 00:51:05,501 Come in. 433 00:51:06,751 --> 00:51:10,167 Ah, Rudolf, yes, good. 434 00:51:10,292 --> 00:51:12,084 Please, there's no need for you to get up. 435 00:51:12,209 --> 00:51:15,626 I want to get up. And anyway you're here to eat. 436 00:51:16,209 --> 00:51:18,001 Over here. 437 00:51:18,126 --> 00:51:19,292 Sit? 438 00:51:19,417 --> 00:51:23,042 Xenia tells me she's been looking after you. 439 00:51:24,626 --> 00:51:26,126 I hope you don't mind. 440 00:51:26,251 --> 00:51:28,126 Why would I mind? 441 00:51:43,501 --> 00:51:46,042 I am of course interested... 442 00:51:46,167 --> 00:51:47,292 Spasibo. 443 00:51:47,751 --> 00:51:50,542 ..do you ever think about... 444 00:51:51,251 --> 00:51:53,917 ..the purpose of dance? 445 00:51:54,501 --> 00:51:56,126 - The purpose? - Yes. 446 00:51:56,251 --> 00:51:58,459 Nobody thinks about this. 447 00:51:58,584 --> 00:52:00,001 It's true. 448 00:52:00,126 --> 00:52:02,834 Why dance? 449 00:52:04,417 --> 00:52:06,667 To take the audience somewhere else. 450 00:52:07,709 --> 00:52:09,834 - Somewhere new. - Yes, of course. 451 00:52:11,126 --> 00:52:12,834 But why? 452 00:52:15,042 --> 00:52:16,209 Escape. 453 00:52:17,209 --> 00:52:18,834 Just that? 454 00:52:19,334 --> 00:52:21,792 Is life that awful, then? 455 00:52:22,334 --> 00:52:24,501 And escape to what? 456 00:52:27,709 --> 00:52:31,709 You see, all the time I'm teaching technique. 457 00:52:31,834 --> 00:52:33,792 That's all I do. 458 00:52:33,917 --> 00:52:35,334 However, 459 00:52:35,459 --> 00:52:37,042 it is good to remember - 460 00:52:37,167 --> 00:52:40,251 technique is only a means, 461 00:52:41,626 --> 00:52:43,584 not an end. 462 00:52:44,417 --> 00:52:47,001 "Oh, he leapt perfectly." 463 00:52:47,126 --> 00:52:48,501 So what? 464 00:52:48,626 --> 00:52:52,751 "Oh, she raised an arm, it was perfect." 465 00:52:53,834 --> 00:52:54,959 So? 466 00:52:56,334 --> 00:53:00,376 We spend so much time on technique. 467 00:53:00,751 --> 00:53:03,501 It's all we think about. 468 00:53:03,626 --> 00:53:06,084 What should we think about? 469 00:53:07,709 --> 00:53:09,876 Story. 470 00:53:11,126 --> 00:53:14,084 What story do we wish to tell? 471 00:53:15,209 --> 00:53:18,751 Why do so few people ask themselves: 472 00:53:19,834 --> 00:53:22,459 "What do I wish to say?" 473 00:53:31,126 --> 00:53:33,501 You need to let your feelings pour out. 474 00:54:04,334 --> 00:54:06,584 Let's stop here. 475 00:54:06,709 --> 00:54:08,834 Be more expressive with your body. 476 00:54:09,626 --> 00:54:11,459 Story, you see. 477 00:54:11,584 --> 00:54:13,417 Pure story. 478 00:54:13,542 --> 00:54:17,417 Unless you have story to tell, you have no reason to dance. 479 00:54:21,917 --> 00:54:25,251 I took the...feminine. 480 00:54:25,959 --> 00:54:27,876 That's what I did. 481 00:54:28,834 --> 00:54:30,917 Hard to say in English. 482 00:54:31,042 --> 00:54:32,542 Try, Rudi. 483 00:54:35,584 --> 00:54:40,334 Before me, male part...boring. 484 00:54:40,459 --> 00:54:43,292 Man only stands, does nothing. 485 00:54:44,334 --> 00:54:45,834 Women... 486 00:54:45,959 --> 00:54:47,751 leap... 487 00:54:47,876 --> 00:54:49,126 jump... 488 00:54:49,251 --> 00:54:51,001 turn. 489 00:54:51,126 --> 00:54:52,792 The man... 490 00:54:57,584 --> 00:55:00,209 I ask why not man be like woman? 491 00:55:01,542 --> 00:55:03,126 I took from the woman. 492 00:55:03,917 --> 00:55:07,126 ♪ My dear sir, please take your hand away 493 00:55:07,667 --> 00:55:10,917 ♪ No, indeed, I guess it's not your day 494 00:55:11,376 --> 00:55:14,626 ♪ You're just wasting my precious time 495 00:55:15,251 --> 00:55:18,542 ♪ Guys like you aren't even worth a dime 496 00:55:18,667 --> 00:55:22,417 ♪ Step aside and let me by or else I'll blacken up your eye 497 00:55:22,542 --> 00:55:26,292 ♪ You just ain't my kind of man and, baby, that's no lie 498 00:55:26,417 --> 00:55:29,209 ♪ Baby Buns is what they call me when I pass 499 00:55:29,334 --> 00:55:30,334 Watch. 500 00:55:30,459 --> 00:55:33,417 ♪ All those fellas whistling, looking at my ass 501 00:55:33,542 --> 00:55:36,042 ♪ I've had enough 502 00:55:36,501 --> 00:55:40,126 ♪ Why can't a gal be left alone just cos she struts her stuff? 503 00:55:40,251 --> 00:55:43,751 ♪ There's always some dodo right there who blocks my way with his dumb stare 504 00:55:43,876 --> 00:55:47,542 ♪ I know my baby buns are cute but it's not fair 505 00:55:48,167 --> 00:55:49,626 I knew you'd like it. 506 00:55:50,417 --> 00:55:51,834 Is it always this good? 507 00:55:51,959 --> 00:55:53,459 Always. 508 00:56:01,959 --> 00:56:04,292 It's none of their business. 509 00:56:04,417 --> 00:56:06,542 You grieve how you want. 510 00:56:08,959 --> 00:56:11,001 Hm. 511 00:56:23,626 --> 00:56:25,376 Sit down. 512 00:56:34,167 --> 00:56:36,001 I received this letter. 513 00:56:38,084 --> 00:56:39,626 I am being sent to the Ministry of Culture 514 00:56:39,751 --> 00:56:41,584 of the Bashkirian Soviet Socialist Republic 515 00:56:41,709 --> 00:56:43,334 to apply there for future work. 516 00:56:43,459 --> 00:56:45,251 Yes. So? 517 00:56:45,376 --> 00:56:47,084 This will kill me. 518 00:56:47,209 --> 00:56:48,584 I don't want to go. 519 00:56:49,709 --> 00:56:51,959 It doesn't matter what you want. 520 00:56:52,084 --> 00:56:54,709 Do you know that I've been offered three different places? 521 00:56:54,834 --> 00:56:57,292 - I didn't know that. - With three different companies. 522 00:56:57,417 --> 00:56:59,292 The Bolshoi wants me. 523 00:56:59,792 --> 00:57:03,959 One day you can go to the Bolshoi in Moscow. 524 00:57:04,084 --> 00:57:05,126 Why not? 525 00:57:05,251 --> 00:57:08,501 But first you have to go and dance in Ufa. 526 00:57:08,626 --> 00:57:12,292 If I go to Ufa, I'll never go to the Bolshoi. 527 00:57:13,167 --> 00:57:15,084 I'll be too old. 528 00:57:15,667 --> 00:57:19,376 Who do you think paid for your education? 529 00:57:19,501 --> 00:57:21,084 Your parents? 530 00:57:23,417 --> 00:57:25,167 No. 531 00:57:25,292 --> 00:57:27,459 The State paid for you. 532 00:57:28,459 --> 00:57:29,584 Soviet people. 533 00:57:29,709 --> 00:57:32,459 Isn't it time you did them the favour of saying thank you? 534 00:57:33,792 --> 00:57:38,209 Artists have responsibilities just like everyone else. 535 00:57:38,876 --> 00:57:41,334 What, you think you're above society? 536 00:57:41,459 --> 00:57:43,251 Go on, tell me. 537 00:57:43,376 --> 00:57:46,251 For three years, you've only taken. 538 00:57:46,376 --> 00:57:48,459 Now you have to give something back. 539 00:57:48,584 --> 00:57:50,209 I give back on the stage. 540 00:57:50,334 --> 00:57:52,959 Yes - in Moscow, in Leningrad, you're happy to go there. 541 00:57:53,084 --> 00:57:54,667 But what's wrong with Ufa? 542 00:57:54,792 --> 00:57:58,042 - Do you look down on the people? - No. 543 00:57:58,167 --> 00:57:59,626 Your little home town. 544 00:57:59,751 --> 00:58:02,501 - I give something no one else can give. - Well? Who made you? 545 00:58:02,626 --> 00:58:04,376 Where do you come from? Who raised you? 546 00:58:04,501 --> 00:58:05,917 How can you be like that? 547 00:58:26,542 --> 00:58:28,417 Why are you looking so miserable? 548 00:58:30,042 --> 00:58:31,626 You know very well. 549 00:58:32,751 --> 00:58:34,251 Everyone knows. 550 00:58:36,501 --> 00:58:40,126 I want you to dance with me, Rudi. 551 00:58:40,251 --> 00:58:41,584 What? 552 00:58:41,709 --> 00:58:43,292 Where? 553 00:58:43,417 --> 00:58:45,876 At the Kirov, where else? 554 00:58:46,001 --> 00:58:48,709 Did no-one tell you? I've been ordered back home. 555 00:58:49,542 --> 00:58:50,709 To Ufa. 556 00:58:50,834 --> 00:58:52,876 Forget about that. 557 00:58:53,001 --> 00:58:55,917 What are you saying? I went to Moscow to plead. 558 00:58:58,126 --> 00:59:01,876 I'm asking if you want to join the Kirov. 559 00:59:02,001 --> 00:59:04,417 Not in the corps de ballet. 560 00:59:04,542 --> 00:59:06,292 Partnering me. 561 00:59:07,417 --> 00:59:08,626 Partnering? 562 00:59:08,751 --> 00:59:10,084 A younger man... 563 00:59:10,209 --> 00:59:14,001 and older woman. Always a good combination. 564 00:59:14,126 --> 00:59:17,501 I'll make you look talented, 565 00:59:17,626 --> 00:59:19,792 you'll make me look young. 566 00:59:19,917 --> 00:59:21,376 Shall we try? 567 00:59:21,501 --> 00:59:23,376 Wait. Explain. What happened? 568 00:59:23,501 --> 00:59:25,417 Somebody spoke on your behalf. 569 00:59:25,542 --> 00:59:27,167 - Who? - It's not important. 570 00:59:27,292 --> 00:59:29,667 - Just be grateful. - How? How did they do it? 571 00:59:29,792 --> 00:59:32,542 Not by spitting in anyone's face. 572 00:59:33,209 --> 00:59:35,501 Artistic strategy, Rudi. 573 00:59:43,876 --> 00:59:44,917 Spasibo. 574 00:59:45,042 --> 00:59:49,751 Hold my wrist, and then my hip. 575 00:59:51,001 --> 00:59:52,501 Like that. 576 00:59:52,626 --> 00:59:55,167 Little closer. Play, please. 577 01:00:11,001 --> 01:00:12,709 Look, look in my eyes. 578 01:00:33,459 --> 01:00:34,792 What happened? 579 01:00:36,417 --> 01:00:38,751 Are you here to ask stupid questions? 580 01:00:40,917 --> 01:00:43,209 - No. - Everyone knows what happened. 581 01:00:43,334 --> 01:00:44,501 I fell. 582 01:00:44,626 --> 01:00:46,001 I fell! 583 01:00:51,001 --> 01:00:52,709 I'm going to get you out of here. 584 01:00:54,334 --> 01:00:56,626 You're going to leave hospital. 585 01:00:56,751 --> 01:00:58,542 You need personal care. 586 01:01:00,626 --> 01:01:03,084 They say I won't dance for two years. 587 01:01:06,501 --> 01:01:08,334 They're wrong. 588 01:01:09,334 --> 01:01:10,959 And don't look at me like that. 589 01:01:34,834 --> 01:01:37,292 It's impossible. 590 01:01:37,417 --> 01:01:39,042 No. We'll do it. 591 01:01:56,001 --> 01:01:58,584 We'll live together until you're well. 592 01:01:58,709 --> 01:02:00,542 I'll look after you. 593 01:02:43,376 --> 01:02:46,126 Good night. 594 01:03:42,709 --> 01:03:44,501 Give me a hand. 595 01:04:12,709 --> 01:04:14,501 Wait for me here. 596 01:04:47,709 --> 01:04:49,292 Papa. 597 01:04:59,126 --> 01:05:01,167 Papa! 598 01:05:22,584 --> 01:05:25,417 This is it. This is La Sainte-Chapelle. 599 01:05:37,751 --> 01:05:39,001 Are you all right? 600 01:05:42,751 --> 01:05:44,167 I'd like to live here. 601 01:05:44,834 --> 01:05:48,876 Rudi...it's not so easy to live in a church. 602 01:05:51,501 --> 01:05:54,417 - I'm serious. - Yes, so am I. 603 01:08:00,042 --> 01:08:01,751 It was bound to happen. 604 01:08:04,376 --> 01:08:06,251 Sooner or later. 605 01:08:07,876 --> 01:08:09,751 Inevitable. 606 01:08:15,376 --> 01:08:16,792 It's not right. 607 01:08:16,917 --> 01:08:18,792 You need to do it. 608 01:08:37,042 --> 01:08:38,376 Good evening. 609 01:08:45,959 --> 01:08:47,167 Join me. 610 01:08:49,459 --> 01:08:51,126 You've got to be fair to me, Rudi. 611 01:08:51,251 --> 01:08:53,334 I want to get to bed earlier. 612 01:09:03,709 --> 01:09:05,459 And, what? 613 01:09:05,584 --> 01:09:07,417 You think I bear down on you? 614 01:09:10,042 --> 01:09:13,459 Doesn't it occur to you I have someone bearing down on me? 615 01:09:13,584 --> 01:09:15,584 They're all over me. 616 01:09:16,792 --> 01:09:19,876 And they are much less pleasant than I am. 617 01:09:21,667 --> 01:09:23,292 Look at it through my eyes. 618 01:09:24,376 --> 01:09:25,584 I'm trying. 619 01:09:29,251 --> 01:09:32,459 They want to know why I'm putting up with it. 620 01:09:34,959 --> 01:09:38,167 You don't just damage yourself with your behaviour. 621 01:09:38,292 --> 01:09:40,459 You endanger me. 622 01:09:43,584 --> 01:09:45,084 Is that it? 623 01:09:46,792 --> 01:09:48,167 No. 624 01:09:48,292 --> 01:09:49,834 It's not. 625 01:09:53,292 --> 01:09:55,459 You go out every evening with this... 626 01:09:56,251 --> 01:09:57,376 Chilean girl. 627 01:09:58,876 --> 01:10:00,209 She's a friend. 628 01:10:00,334 --> 01:10:02,334 You go and watch naked girls? 629 01:10:02,792 --> 01:10:04,542 It's fun, Vitaly Dimitrivich. 630 01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:06,001 Fun? 631 01:10:06,876 --> 01:10:08,751 And wealth is fun, is it? 632 01:10:11,084 --> 01:10:12,126 No. 633 01:10:12,251 --> 01:10:15,042 She's going to inherit a fortune, is that right? 634 01:10:16,584 --> 01:10:18,626 You like that, do you? 635 01:10:18,751 --> 01:10:20,459 You like it. 636 01:10:21,459 --> 01:10:24,251 You like the capitalist life? 637 01:10:25,084 --> 01:10:27,459 You stay out all night walking with her. 638 01:10:28,376 --> 01:10:29,959 We've a lot to talk about. 639 01:10:30,084 --> 01:10:31,751 Not just her. 640 01:10:33,292 --> 01:10:34,876 Specifically: 641 01:10:35,542 --> 01:10:37,584 Western dancers... 642 01:10:37,959 --> 01:10:39,917 Western intellectuals. 643 01:10:41,709 --> 01:10:44,042 Rudi, it's bedtime. 644 01:10:46,042 --> 01:10:47,626 Well? 645 01:10:47,751 --> 01:10:50,042 - They're just as late as I am. - Mm. 646 01:10:50,167 --> 01:10:51,667 Why aren't you talking to them? 647 01:10:51,792 --> 01:10:54,584 Because I'm speaking to you. You have a record. 648 01:10:54,709 --> 01:10:56,792 I'm not interested in politics. 649 01:11:10,459 --> 01:11:12,667 How long will you dance? 650 01:11:12,792 --> 01:11:13,959 How long? 651 01:11:14,084 --> 01:11:15,376 How many years? 652 01:11:15,501 --> 01:11:20,876 How long do you see yourself dancing? 653 01:11:23,959 --> 01:11:25,459 20. 654 01:11:26,167 --> 01:11:27,292 30. 655 01:11:28,542 --> 01:11:29,667 30. 656 01:11:32,251 --> 01:11:35,334 And you want to travel abroad in the future, 657 01:11:35,459 --> 01:11:37,792 you want to show the world what you can do? 658 01:11:41,376 --> 01:11:45,126 This could be your last trip, 659 01:11:47,584 --> 01:11:51,792 if we decided to bring a charge against you. 660 01:11:51,917 --> 01:11:54,209 What charge can you bring? 661 01:11:54,334 --> 01:11:55,751 Please. 662 01:11:57,459 --> 01:11:59,626 Don't test our ingenuity. 663 01:12:02,751 --> 01:12:06,334 This is a formal warning. 664 01:12:06,459 --> 01:12:10,167 I'm saying it so that when we get back to Moscow, 665 01:12:10,292 --> 01:12:14,667 I can say: "I gave him a formal warning." 666 01:12:14,792 --> 01:12:16,626 5:15am. 667 01:12:16,751 --> 01:12:18,667 May 27th, 668 01:12:18,792 --> 01:12:21,042 1961. 669 01:12:22,667 --> 01:12:23,876 Agree? 670 01:12:53,584 --> 01:12:55,376 Tea is ready. 671 01:13:05,542 --> 01:13:07,584 We need to get you some decent clothes. 672 01:13:08,459 --> 01:13:10,626 You're a leading dancer at the Kirov. 673 01:13:47,542 --> 01:13:49,542 Spasibo. 674 01:14:00,626 --> 01:14:02,167 Teja - come on. 675 01:14:06,292 --> 01:14:07,917 Good luck! 676 01:14:19,876 --> 01:14:22,876 You see, I told you... 677 01:14:23,876 --> 01:14:25,459 You're right. 678 01:14:25,584 --> 01:14:27,251 The line isn't right. 679 01:14:28,376 --> 01:14:30,751 I'm not as good a dancer, but... 680 01:14:30,876 --> 01:14:32,792 even I can do it. 681 01:14:47,709 --> 01:14:50,459 The leg should be straighter. Look. 682 01:14:51,167 --> 01:14:54,667 And the head should be higher. Far back. 683 01:14:54,792 --> 01:14:55,959 Yes. 684 01:15:00,584 --> 01:15:01,709 Da! 685 01:15:07,876 --> 01:15:09,626 I can do better. 686 01:15:09,751 --> 01:15:11,001 Speak English. 687 01:15:13,751 --> 01:15:15,334 I can do better. 688 01:15:16,584 --> 01:15:18,084 I will. 689 01:15:19,917 --> 01:15:21,834 - Good? - Yes. 690 01:15:29,792 --> 01:15:31,709 That was magnificent! 691 01:15:32,667 --> 01:15:34,792 You've never danced better. 692 01:15:35,792 --> 01:15:37,376 Did you feel the injury? 693 01:15:38,167 --> 01:15:39,751 No. 694 01:15:39,876 --> 01:15:42,626 - You see, I said I would cure you. - Da. 695 01:15:42,751 --> 01:15:44,751 We can walk home together. 696 01:15:48,126 --> 01:15:49,626 Do you think we can do that? 697 01:15:53,001 --> 01:15:55,084 You're only guilty if you choose to be. 698 01:15:55,209 --> 01:15:57,167 I don't choose to be. 699 01:15:59,459 --> 01:16:01,459 See you at home. 700 01:16:14,584 --> 01:16:16,376 Why are you still there? 701 01:16:18,459 --> 01:16:19,876 Where? 702 01:16:20,001 --> 01:16:21,834 At the Pushkins'. 703 01:16:23,876 --> 01:16:25,876 Why are you there? 704 01:16:29,876 --> 01:16:33,167 Hey, I've asked a question. Can I have an answer? 705 01:16:35,334 --> 01:16:37,334 Not your business. 706 01:16:38,167 --> 01:16:40,667 - Is that English? - Yes, it's English. 707 01:16:41,376 --> 01:16:42,876 Good. 708 01:16:43,001 --> 01:16:44,667 I say it again. 709 01:16:44,792 --> 01:16:46,709 Not your business. 710 01:16:55,792 --> 01:16:58,626 Your ankle is better. 711 01:16:59,459 --> 01:17:01,834 I thought you were there to be healed? Hm? 712 01:17:13,834 --> 01:17:15,376 It's his wife? Da? 713 01:17:15,501 --> 01:17:18,042 Pushkin puts up with it because he's too weak to say no. 714 01:17:18,167 --> 01:17:19,876 - Nothing to say. - Why not? 715 01:17:20,001 --> 01:17:21,417 Because nothing to say. 716 01:17:21,542 --> 01:17:24,709 You like living with her? Suits you, does it? 717 01:17:24,834 --> 01:17:26,251 You like it, don't you? 718 01:17:26,376 --> 01:17:28,459 Living with a married couple? 719 01:17:28,584 --> 01:17:33,209 Rudi, I'm going to have to explain to you, we're something called friends. 720 01:17:33,334 --> 01:17:37,209 Friends talk about things. 721 01:17:39,042 --> 01:17:41,084 Then I don't want to be friends. 722 01:17:41,209 --> 01:17:43,709 You can lie to her, but you can't lie to me. 723 01:17:44,709 --> 01:17:47,709 You are interested in me because I'm intelligent. 724 01:17:49,626 --> 01:17:53,126 You like that. You've never met an intelligent dancer before. 725 01:17:53,917 --> 01:17:57,417 You like me because I'm German. You can't resist foreigners. 726 01:17:57,542 --> 01:17:59,209 - No? - No. 727 01:17:59,334 --> 01:18:01,709 - Why is that? - Because you dream of a world 728 01:18:01,834 --> 01:18:03,209 that isn't this one. 729 01:18:03,959 --> 01:18:06,292 Why would I dream of another world? 730 01:18:17,126 --> 01:18:19,126 ♪ Prince Solo from Swan Lake 731 01:20:11,459 --> 01:20:15,792 You see, Vincent's father is well-known as an atheist. 732 01:20:18,042 --> 01:20:20,792 He doesn't believe. But when the moment came... 733 01:20:22,001 --> 01:20:23,709 Yes? 734 01:20:23,834 --> 01:20:28,042 When the moment came, he decided he had to have a Catholic funeral, 735 01:20:28,167 --> 01:20:30,251 and you know what he said? 736 01:20:30,376 --> 01:20:34,542 "I can't throw my sons in the ground like sacks of potatoes." 737 01:20:36,584 --> 01:20:39,709 The fish for Mademoiselle. 738 01:20:41,459 --> 01:20:44,667 And for Monsieur, the steak. 739 01:20:46,084 --> 01:20:47,792 I hope you like them. 740 01:20:51,709 --> 01:20:53,542 Can you speak to him? 741 01:20:53,667 --> 01:20:56,584 - The waiter? Why? - This is not what I ordered. 742 01:20:58,126 --> 01:21:00,917 This is a famous Russian restaurant. 743 01:21:01,042 --> 01:21:03,292 - You speak to him. - No. 744 01:21:03,417 --> 01:21:05,334 I don't want sauce. 745 01:21:08,501 --> 01:21:10,292 How can I help? 746 01:21:12,084 --> 01:21:13,751 Rudi? 747 01:21:15,376 --> 01:21:16,542 W... Uh... 748 01:21:16,667 --> 01:21:19,876 I'm sorry. Just give us a moment. 749 01:21:23,792 --> 01:21:27,251 - What's going on? - I'm not having steak with pepper sauce. 750 01:21:27,376 --> 01:21:29,542 I despise sauce. 751 01:21:29,667 --> 01:21:32,001 - So tell the waiter. - No. 752 01:21:32,751 --> 01:21:34,334 - Why not? - You tell. 753 01:21:34,459 --> 01:21:37,251 You speak to him. Tell him, big mistake. 754 01:21:37,376 --> 01:21:39,126 What is your problem? 755 01:21:39,251 --> 01:21:41,542 Won't speak to waiter. 756 01:21:41,667 --> 01:21:44,542 The waiter is Russian. You tell him what you want, he'll get it. 757 01:21:44,667 --> 01:21:46,126 No. 758 01:21:46,251 --> 01:21:47,417 That's ridiculous. 759 01:21:47,542 --> 01:21:49,376 - I know what he thinks of me. - Who? 760 01:21:49,501 --> 01:21:51,834 That waiter. I know what he thinks. 761 01:21:51,959 --> 01:21:54,417 "Bashkirian peasant. He looks down. 762 01:21:54,542 --> 01:21:56,167 No manners. No education." 763 01:21:56,292 --> 01:21:58,584 And how do you know that? He hasn't said anything. 764 01:21:58,709 --> 01:22:01,042 I know! The way he looks at me! 765 01:22:02,209 --> 01:22:03,709 All right. 766 01:22:03,834 --> 01:22:05,542 I am a peasant from Ufa. 767 01:22:05,667 --> 01:22:07,501 I'm boy born on train. 768 01:22:07,626 --> 01:22:10,417 I play princes in theatre, but I'm not prince. 769 01:22:11,167 --> 01:22:12,709 Fuck him. 770 01:22:12,834 --> 01:22:14,834 Fuck Paris. 771 01:22:14,959 --> 01:22:16,542 Fuck you. 772 01:22:18,501 --> 01:22:20,959 - You should apologise. - Little girl... 773 01:22:21,084 --> 01:22:24,501 if you like apologies, you with wrong man. 774 01:22:36,584 --> 01:22:39,334 Diagonal, double, arabesque. 775 01:22:39,459 --> 01:22:40,584 Arabesque. 776 01:22:52,376 --> 01:22:53,792 Mmm... 777 01:22:54,584 --> 01:22:55,959 Again. 778 01:23:17,126 --> 01:23:19,834 No, no, not like that. Again. 779 01:23:25,917 --> 01:23:27,167 What did you say? 780 01:23:28,834 --> 01:23:29,876 What? 781 01:23:30,001 --> 01:23:31,834 Are you talking about me? 782 01:23:32,959 --> 01:23:34,376 What's wrong with you? 783 01:23:34,501 --> 01:23:35,959 How dare you? 784 01:23:36,084 --> 01:23:38,251 You're not in this ballet. 785 01:23:38,959 --> 01:23:40,292 You have no right to be here. 786 01:23:40,417 --> 01:23:42,376 Rudi, please. 787 01:23:42,501 --> 01:23:43,959 Why are you here? 788 01:23:44,084 --> 01:23:47,167 Konstantin Mikhailovich is the Senior Ballet Master with the Kirov. 789 01:23:47,292 --> 01:23:49,209 He can attend any rehearsal he chooses. 790 01:23:49,334 --> 01:23:50,417 Maybe. 791 01:23:50,542 --> 01:23:51,709 Rudi... 792 01:23:52,834 --> 01:23:55,792 As it happens I wasn't speaking about you. 793 01:23:56,876 --> 01:23:59,876 But if I want to speak - I will. 794 01:24:00,001 --> 01:24:02,042 The work we're doing is difficult. 795 01:24:02,876 --> 01:24:05,084 - It's far too difficult for you. - Rudi, please. 796 01:24:05,209 --> 01:24:06,542 You are too old. 797 01:24:06,667 --> 01:24:08,084 It's out of your range. 798 01:24:08,209 --> 01:24:10,042 You're not good enough. 799 01:24:10,709 --> 01:24:13,751 You see that door. Close it. And be on the other side when you do. 800 01:24:13,876 --> 01:24:15,959 Konstantin Mikhailovich, I apologise. 801 01:24:16,084 --> 01:24:17,542 - Go! - Take no notice. 802 01:24:17,667 --> 01:24:19,792 I am not continuing until you go. 803 01:24:19,917 --> 01:24:21,251 Rudi... 804 01:24:23,626 --> 01:24:24,959 Go. 805 01:24:58,792 --> 01:25:00,792 - Did you say sorry? - No. 806 01:25:00,917 --> 01:25:02,917 Sergeyev represses me. 807 01:25:03,042 --> 01:25:04,917 - I don't think so. - What? 808 01:25:05,042 --> 01:25:08,292 Sergeyev oppresses you. That's what you mean. 809 01:25:08,417 --> 01:25:10,292 - That's what I said. - No. 810 01:25:10,417 --> 01:25:13,459 "Represses" and "oppresses" are different. 811 01:25:13,584 --> 01:25:16,917 - If you want to learn English... - Ballet is not just about technique, 812 01:25:17,042 --> 01:25:18,459 it's not just rules. 813 01:25:18,584 --> 01:25:20,001 We have to aim higher. 814 01:25:20,126 --> 01:25:21,584 Always higher. 815 01:25:21,709 --> 01:25:24,709 To do that you need to feel people support you, help you. 816 01:25:24,834 --> 01:25:28,542 Rudi, you made it an issue of art. But it's not. 817 01:25:28,667 --> 01:25:32,834 It's an issue of behaviour and...it's driving you crazy. 818 01:25:32,959 --> 01:25:36,084 No. I can handle it. I know what I am doing. 819 01:25:36,209 --> 01:25:39,167 - She's making you crazy. - Who making me crazy? 820 01:25:52,751 --> 01:25:55,917 That's not how you pack a suitcase. Here, let me do it. 821 01:25:56,042 --> 01:26:00,209 I'll pack my own suitcase! You're stifling me! 822 01:26:00,334 --> 01:26:03,334 You're killing me! The two of you! 823 01:26:09,834 --> 01:26:11,709 I was trying to help. 824 01:26:20,626 --> 01:26:22,501 I'm home. 825 01:26:27,209 --> 01:26:30,001 I don't know what's been happening, but there's an atmosphere. 826 01:26:30,126 --> 01:26:32,834 Leave it, sweet-pea. It doesn't matter. 827 01:26:36,417 --> 01:26:38,084 Hm. 828 01:26:41,334 --> 01:26:43,417 You're going to go to Paris, Rudi... 829 01:26:44,417 --> 01:26:46,334 ..and then you'll go to London... 830 01:26:48,917 --> 01:26:51,084 ..and you're going to be transformed. 831 01:26:55,001 --> 01:26:57,459 You have a special talent 832 01:26:57,584 --> 01:27:00,626 but that's going to isolate you. 833 01:27:03,626 --> 01:27:06,501 So you have to fight that isolation. 834 01:27:13,751 --> 01:27:17,376 There's no such thing as a human being who's not dependent on anyone. 835 01:27:23,834 --> 01:27:25,334 I'm going out. 836 01:27:44,834 --> 01:27:47,084 I am honoured to present the Nijinsky Prize... 837 01:27:47,209 --> 01:27:51,126 to the brilliant young Soviet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev. 838 01:28:14,001 --> 01:28:16,334 - Bravo, Rudi. - Bravo, Rudi. Bravo. 839 01:28:16,459 --> 01:28:17,792 Merci. 840 01:28:21,626 --> 01:28:23,042 Congratulations. 841 01:28:24,376 --> 01:28:26,417 Thank you. I saw you in crowd. 842 01:28:26,542 --> 01:28:27,876 Mm. 843 01:28:28,001 --> 01:28:29,709 I decided to forgive you. 844 01:28:29,834 --> 01:28:31,834 Forgive me for what? 845 01:28:33,792 --> 01:28:35,626 Are you saying you don't remember? 846 01:28:40,584 --> 01:28:43,959 I forgive you for being the most selfish man I've ever met. 847 01:28:48,042 --> 01:28:50,542 - I was hoping you'd be here. - Mm. 848 01:28:51,501 --> 01:28:53,542 - Were you? - Yes. 849 01:28:53,667 --> 01:28:57,042 - More fun together. - Then it's lucky I came, isn't it? 850 01:29:17,667 --> 01:29:19,667 ♪ Black Swan Coda Medley 851 01:29:38,209 --> 01:29:40,042 - Bravo! - Bravo! 852 01:29:45,501 --> 01:29:46,667 Merci. 853 01:29:47,001 --> 01:29:48,459 Merci. 854 01:30:00,501 --> 01:30:02,042 - Hello. - Hey. 855 01:30:04,459 --> 01:30:06,251 Merci beaucoup. 856 01:30:08,584 --> 01:30:10,834 - I'll come back. - Of course. Go. 857 01:30:42,126 --> 01:30:44,917 Merci. 858 01:30:46,584 --> 01:30:47,959 - Let's go! - No, no, not tonight. 859 01:30:48,084 --> 01:30:51,084 You're not going out. Excusez-moi, mademoiselle. 860 01:30:51,209 --> 01:30:53,084 Why not? I don't understand. 861 01:30:53,209 --> 01:30:55,001 Tonight you stay with the group. 862 01:30:55,126 --> 01:30:57,251 What's going on? This is ridiculous - it's my birthday! 863 01:30:57,376 --> 01:31:00,417 This man is trying to tell us we can't go out! 864 01:31:03,626 --> 01:31:05,376 - Let them have some fun! - Please! 865 01:31:07,292 --> 01:31:10,209 Now, come on. This isn't funny. 866 01:31:10,876 --> 01:31:13,001 Vitaly Dimitrivich, it's our last night in Paris. 867 01:31:13,584 --> 01:31:14,876 No, you've had your fun. 868 01:31:15,001 --> 01:31:19,126 What are you going to do? Not good publicity, is it? 869 01:31:20,209 --> 01:31:23,542 Come on, be reasonable, it's our last night here. 870 01:31:26,042 --> 01:31:28,001 Please... 871 01:31:34,376 --> 01:31:36,709 No later than two. And you're in charge of him. 872 01:31:36,834 --> 01:31:38,334 Da. Spasibo. 873 01:31:39,459 --> 01:31:41,876 We are going out! 874 01:31:48,376 --> 01:31:51,459 ♪ La Chanson De Prévert 875 01:32:30,917 --> 01:32:32,917 And they complain about me. 876 01:32:56,792 --> 01:32:57,917 Merci. 877 01:33:05,001 --> 01:33:06,542 All right, Rudi, let's go. 878 01:33:06,667 --> 01:33:08,334 We're already late. Time to go. 879 01:33:08,459 --> 01:33:11,709 - The bus doesn't leave till the morning. - I promised to Strizhevsky. 880 01:33:12,334 --> 01:33:14,334 Break your promise. 881 01:33:15,292 --> 01:33:16,917 It's up to you. 882 01:33:17,042 --> 01:33:18,667 - Bonne nuit. - Bonne nuit. 883 01:33:20,834 --> 01:33:22,834 ♪ Plaisir D'amour 884 01:34:42,251 --> 01:34:45,376 - Well, I said I'd give you a surprise. - Come to say goodbye? 885 01:34:45,501 --> 01:34:47,292 Yes, you're right. And... 886 01:34:47,417 --> 01:34:49,834 I wanted to give you a present. It's a... 887 01:34:52,584 --> 01:34:54,584 It's a paper-knife. 888 01:34:55,251 --> 01:34:56,917 It's beautiful. 889 01:34:58,459 --> 01:35:00,251 Thank you. 890 01:35:00,376 --> 01:35:04,334 So many people here to see us leave, so many French dancers. 891 01:35:04,459 --> 01:35:06,501 - A quick coffee? - I'd like very much. 892 01:35:06,626 --> 01:35:07,876 OK. Let's go there. 893 01:35:09,917 --> 01:35:11,042 Rudi... 894 01:35:11,167 --> 01:35:13,667 Rudi, before you go, I just need a word. 895 01:35:13,792 --> 01:35:16,834 - What is it? - Come over here, I'll tell you. 896 01:35:19,584 --> 01:35:23,167 We just got a telegram this morning. 897 01:35:23,959 --> 01:35:29,959 Khrushchev wants you to fly back to Moscow for a special gala. 898 01:35:30,084 --> 01:35:31,417 A gala? 899 01:35:31,542 --> 01:35:33,626 Yes, it's a great honour 900 01:35:33,751 --> 01:35:36,251 to perform for the First Secretary. 901 01:35:36,376 --> 01:35:38,626 But I'm going to London. 902 01:35:38,751 --> 01:35:40,376 Later, later. 903 01:35:41,084 --> 01:35:43,251 The new plan is: you'll join the company later in London. 904 01:35:43,376 --> 01:35:45,334 - No. I'm going right now. - No. 905 01:35:45,459 --> 01:35:47,126 You are going to Moscow first. 906 01:35:47,251 --> 01:35:48,876 - I'm not going to Moscow. - Rudi... 907 01:35:49,001 --> 01:35:51,667 Whatever happens, I'm not going to Moscow. 908 01:35:51,792 --> 01:35:55,292 You stay here now. Wait a little with Strizhevsky. 909 01:35:55,834 --> 01:35:57,959 There's a flight to Moscow in two hours. 910 01:35:58,084 --> 01:35:59,542 Are you coming? 911 01:35:59,667 --> 01:36:01,459 No. I'm going to London. 912 01:36:01,584 --> 01:36:04,126 Then who is going with me? Which other dancer? 913 01:36:04,251 --> 01:36:06,792 Who's dancing with me? 914 01:36:07,667 --> 01:36:09,167 You are going to Moscow alone. 915 01:36:10,084 --> 01:36:13,126 No, I'm not going. I'd rather kill myself. 916 01:36:13,251 --> 01:36:14,792 Is there some kind of problem? 917 01:36:14,917 --> 01:36:17,334 Everything is OK. Don't worry. Don't worry. 918 01:36:17,459 --> 01:36:20,251 Stay with me, Pierre. Stay. They're trying to kidnap me! 919 01:36:20,376 --> 01:36:22,959 - Rudi, let's discuss this. - Keep it calm, please. 920 01:36:23,084 --> 01:36:24,876 I'm going to scream - at the top of my voice. 921 01:36:25,001 --> 01:36:26,792 Look, look. If this is a punishment... 922 01:36:26,917 --> 01:36:28,834 - It's not a punishment. - Can I just say... 923 01:36:28,959 --> 01:36:31,876 If this is because Rudi spent time going out with me and my friends, 924 01:36:32,001 --> 01:36:35,334 can I just say, never did Rudi say one word against his country, 925 01:36:35,459 --> 01:36:37,542 against his government or the company. Never. 926 01:36:37,667 --> 01:36:39,501 - Not one single word, ever. - OK, OK. 927 01:36:39,626 --> 01:36:42,001 Just keep it under control, OK? 928 01:36:42,126 --> 01:36:44,792 Konstantin, please - make your way to the gate. 929 01:36:47,042 --> 01:36:48,751 It's OK. 930 01:36:54,126 --> 01:36:57,584 Just let me speak, all right? Rudolf Nureyev hysterical. 931 01:36:57,709 --> 01:37:00,542 Rudi... He has to go to Soviet Union. 932 01:37:00,667 --> 01:37:03,417 And it is not a punishment at all, believe me. 933 01:37:03,542 --> 01:37:05,376 He has to go... 934 01:37:06,084 --> 01:37:08,834 - ..because his mother is ill. - My mother is ill? 935 01:37:08,959 --> 01:37:10,792 - Yes. - His mother is ill? 936 01:37:10,917 --> 01:37:12,459 What is this? You keep changing the story. 937 01:37:12,584 --> 01:37:14,334 First I'm dancing for Khrushchev then my mother is ill? 938 01:37:14,459 --> 01:37:15,542 Just let me explain. 939 01:37:15,667 --> 01:37:21,251 No! No! You played this trick before on other dancers! 940 01:37:21,917 --> 01:37:23,667 Rudi... 941 01:37:25,459 --> 01:37:29,084 They're trying to send me to Moscow, they're trying to send me to prison. 942 01:37:29,209 --> 01:37:31,042 Rudi, are you sure? 943 01:37:31,167 --> 01:37:33,376 - I'm sure. I'm a dead man. - Rudi, believe me, 944 01:37:33,501 --> 01:37:35,251 - it's better to do what they ask. - No! 945 01:37:35,376 --> 01:37:38,501 - You'll be OK, we'll see you in London. - You're never going to see me again! 946 01:37:38,626 --> 01:37:40,834 Rudi, I'm sure it's a misunderstanding. It's a mistake. 947 01:37:40,959 --> 01:37:43,042 It's not a mistake. They won't let me dance! 948 01:37:43,167 --> 01:37:45,459 Come on, go to the gate. 949 01:37:52,959 --> 01:37:57,417 Rudi, I promise you, I'll tell everyone so they know what's happening. 950 01:37:57,542 --> 01:37:59,084 It will be all right. 951 01:38:01,251 --> 01:38:03,459 Go to the gate immediately. 952 01:38:18,709 --> 01:38:22,209 Stay at the airport, Pierre. Then they can't take me. 953 01:38:22,334 --> 01:38:25,959 If they take me, they'll inject me. Don't let them inject me. 954 01:38:26,084 --> 01:38:28,667 Argh! 955 01:38:28,792 --> 01:38:31,542 Rudi! Rudi, Rudi. Stop that. You stay calm. 956 01:38:32,376 --> 01:38:34,376 Leave me, please. Leave me. 957 01:38:34,501 --> 01:38:39,084 Whatever you do, don't leave me. If you leave me, I am finished. 958 01:38:39,209 --> 01:38:41,126 OK, OK, I stay here, Rudi. OK? 959 01:38:41,251 --> 01:38:42,792 I stay here. 960 01:38:43,501 --> 01:38:45,667 - It's all right. - Yes, it's all right. 961 01:38:45,792 --> 01:38:47,834 - It's all right. - I stay here, Rudi. 962 01:38:47,959 --> 01:38:49,376 I stay here. 963 01:38:51,501 --> 01:38:53,292 I stay here. 964 01:38:54,417 --> 01:38:56,876 I've seen what's happening. Can I help? 965 01:38:57,542 --> 01:38:59,709 Look, I have to stay here - he's safe as long as I'm here. 966 01:38:59,834 --> 01:39:01,376 I'll give you a telephone number... 967 01:39:02,042 --> 01:39:03,792 Be discreet... 968 01:39:03,917 --> 01:39:06,251 Tell her to come here as quickly as possible. 969 01:39:22,459 --> 01:39:24,751 I'm sorry, I can't get through. 970 01:39:25,667 --> 01:39:27,876 And now I'm too late - I have to leave. 971 01:39:28,959 --> 01:39:30,959 - You can't go now! - I'm sorry. 972 01:39:43,792 --> 01:39:44,834 - Jean-Pierre. - Oui. 973 01:39:44,959 --> 01:39:46,834 Ring this number, tell her to come at once. 974 01:39:46,959 --> 01:39:49,459 - OK, who is it? - Someone who can help. 975 01:39:49,584 --> 01:39:51,209 - D'accord? - D'accord. 976 01:40:05,834 --> 01:40:07,334 Rudi. 977 01:40:07,459 --> 01:40:11,459 Take a seat. We have some time. Don't worry. 978 01:41:06,834 --> 01:41:09,167 Clara, I can't leave him here. 979 01:41:23,459 --> 01:41:24,959 Entrez. 980 01:41:27,417 --> 01:41:28,542 Oui? 981 01:41:28,751 --> 01:41:32,084 Has nobody told you? You have a situation down there. 982 01:41:32,209 --> 01:41:33,626 Tell me. 983 01:41:34,251 --> 01:41:36,292 A Russian dancer down there wants to defect. 984 01:41:36,417 --> 01:41:38,001 - Un danseur? - Oui. 985 01:41:38,126 --> 01:41:39,126 Who is he? 986 01:41:39,251 --> 01:41:41,542 Rudolf Nureyev. You've heard of him? 987 01:41:42,459 --> 01:41:44,417 - Rudolf Nureyev? - Oui. 988 01:41:44,542 --> 01:41:46,292 Are you sure he's a dancer? 989 01:41:46,417 --> 01:41:49,209 If he's a scientist, this could get difficult. 990 01:41:49,334 --> 01:41:51,792 - He's not a scientist. - How do you know? 991 01:41:51,917 --> 01:41:55,042 I saw him dancing last night. He didn't dance like a scientist. 992 01:41:55,167 --> 01:41:57,334 - Who are you? - Clara Saint. 993 01:41:57,459 --> 01:41:59,459 I'm a personal friend of André Malraux. 994 01:42:01,251 --> 01:42:02,376 Malraux? 995 01:42:02,792 --> 01:42:05,501 - Yes. - Mm, bon. 996 01:42:05,626 --> 01:42:07,459 So what do I do? 997 01:42:08,459 --> 01:42:10,126 Will you come down? 998 01:42:10,251 --> 01:42:13,209 - Are there any Russian Agents down there? - Yes, he's surrounded. 999 01:42:13,334 --> 01:42:15,667 In that case, he's going to have to surprise them. 1000 01:42:15,792 --> 01:42:20,667 In this situation, there are laws. We must obey them. There's a protocol. 1001 01:42:20,792 --> 01:42:23,251 We are not allowed to approach him. 1002 01:42:23,376 --> 01:42:25,167 He has to approach us. 1003 01:42:44,084 --> 01:42:47,042 Excuse me - I'm from Le Figaro. Do you know what is happening? 1004 01:42:47,167 --> 01:42:49,251 No. I don't know. 1005 01:43:17,167 --> 01:43:18,709 Can I help you? 1006 01:43:18,834 --> 01:43:21,334 I came to say goodbye to him, if he's leaving. 1007 01:43:21,459 --> 01:43:25,334 He is. In an hour. He's going back to Moscow. 1008 01:43:26,042 --> 01:43:28,459 And you can't keep away from him, can you? 1009 01:43:43,209 --> 01:43:44,959 Rudi... 1010 01:43:46,459 --> 01:43:48,876 You have to say what you want. 1011 01:43:51,917 --> 01:43:54,167 I want to be free. 1012 01:43:55,417 --> 01:43:57,501 Those two men behind you are policemen. 1013 01:43:57,626 --> 01:44:03,667 You have to go to them and say the words, "I want political asylum." 1014 01:44:07,084 --> 01:44:08,834 I'll miss you. 1015 01:44:56,292 --> 01:44:57,709 My name is Rudolf Nureyev. 1016 01:44:57,834 --> 01:44:59,417 - I want to stay in your country. - No! 1017 01:44:59,542 --> 01:45:01,751 I want political asylum. I want political asylum. 1018 01:45:07,334 --> 01:45:09,542 - Rudi! - I want to stay. 1019 01:45:09,667 --> 01:45:11,834 - I want political asylum. - Hey, hey, Rudi... 1020 01:45:11,959 --> 01:45:16,084 - I want to stay in France. - Calm down! Police! 1021 01:45:19,376 --> 01:45:20,709 That's enough. 1022 01:45:20,834 --> 01:45:22,542 We are in France here. 1023 01:45:23,501 --> 01:45:25,167 Venez. 1024 01:45:25,292 --> 01:45:27,459 Hey, hey, hey, hey. Rudi... 1025 01:45:27,584 --> 01:45:29,126 Step back! 1026 01:45:41,417 --> 01:45:43,209 Venez. 1027 01:45:52,917 --> 01:45:54,792 Do you realise what you've done? 1028 01:45:55,626 --> 01:45:57,001 The Russians will kill him. 1029 01:46:05,834 --> 01:46:07,251 One moment. 1030 01:46:15,876 --> 01:46:17,417 Is there anything you need? 1031 01:46:18,626 --> 01:46:21,751 - Do you have a cognac? - Yes, we do. 1032 01:46:36,292 --> 01:46:38,167 I want to see Monsieur Nureyev. 1033 01:46:38,292 --> 01:46:39,542 This is France. 1034 01:46:39,667 --> 01:46:41,084 You are on French soil. 1035 01:46:41,209 --> 01:46:45,626 And Monsieur Nureyev has placed himself voluntarily under our protection. 1036 01:46:45,751 --> 01:46:48,459 I just want to speak to him. I promise. 1037 01:46:49,209 --> 01:46:52,709 He's still a Soviet citizen, so I have that right. 1038 01:47:15,292 --> 01:47:17,792 Very well. I made a mistake. 1039 01:47:17,917 --> 01:47:20,001 I've re-booked you. 1040 01:47:20,917 --> 01:47:23,584 You just want to dance, that's what you say. 1041 01:47:25,042 --> 01:47:27,126 You're on the next flight to London. 1042 01:47:29,126 --> 01:47:30,292 No. 1043 01:47:32,584 --> 01:47:35,001 Rudi, you'll join the company in London. 1044 01:47:36,292 --> 01:47:37,709 No. 1045 01:47:40,417 --> 01:47:44,417 I think I've got to know you in the last few weeks. 1046 01:47:46,584 --> 01:47:49,501 I understand you. A little bit. 1047 01:47:51,334 --> 01:47:53,334 And I like you. 1048 01:47:54,084 --> 01:47:57,417 I know where you've come from - how hard you've struggled. 1049 01:48:03,792 --> 01:48:06,917 I know how much you love your mother. Your family. 1050 01:48:13,709 --> 01:48:16,792 Can you look your mother in the eyes... 1051 01:48:18,209 --> 01:48:20,001 ..and tell her... 1052 01:48:22,126 --> 01:48:24,876 "I betrayed you, 1053 01:48:26,584 --> 01:48:30,001 I betrayed the Soviet Union"? 1054 01:48:33,084 --> 01:48:35,792 - Please take this man away. - Wait. Wait. 1055 01:48:35,917 --> 01:48:37,834 Wait a moment, please. Wait a moment. 1056 01:48:37,959 --> 01:48:41,084 Your family will become pariahs. 1057 01:48:41,209 --> 01:48:43,209 You won't just destroy your own life. 1058 01:48:43,334 --> 01:48:44,792 I know that. 1059 01:48:44,917 --> 01:48:48,709 Leave the Soviet Union now and you will spend your whole life in disgrace. 1060 01:48:48,834 --> 01:48:52,292 You'll never get back. Never see your home again. 1061 01:48:54,001 --> 01:48:55,501 Understand? 1062 01:48:56,209 --> 01:48:57,709 Never. 1063 01:48:58,376 --> 01:49:00,292 Never return home. 1064 01:49:01,209 --> 01:49:05,626 An hour ago, you made a mistake. In panic. 1065 01:49:06,334 --> 01:49:09,334 I'm offering you the chance to put it right. 1066 01:49:09,459 --> 01:49:12,209 All right. That's enough. You've said enough. You must leave. 1067 01:49:12,334 --> 01:49:15,167 - I don't want to leave. - You have to. Those are the rules. 1068 01:49:15,292 --> 01:49:17,501 Now Monsieur Nureyev must decide. 1069 01:49:20,209 --> 01:49:21,834 All right. 1070 01:49:22,584 --> 01:49:24,334 All right. Rudi... 1071 01:49:24,459 --> 01:49:26,459 Think about it. 1072 01:49:38,917 --> 01:49:41,917 I have to give you 45 minutes on your own. 1073 01:49:42,042 --> 01:49:44,959 That door over there takes you back to France. 1074 01:49:45,084 --> 01:49:47,667 This door takes you to the aeroplanes. 1075 01:49:52,001 --> 01:49:54,084 You let me know which one you choose. 1076 01:49:56,126 --> 01:49:58,792 I can have my friend Clara? 1077 01:49:59,626 --> 01:50:01,292 Mm-mn. 1078 01:50:14,501 --> 01:50:16,834 If he decides to stay, I'll need you. 1079 01:50:16,959 --> 01:50:19,876 There's a lot of press down there - you'll have to deal with them. 1080 01:50:20,001 --> 01:50:21,834 - Does he have somewhere to live? - I can find somewhere. 1081 01:50:21,959 --> 01:50:23,709 I know people who will take him. 1082 01:50:23,834 --> 01:50:26,876 You'll need more than one place - move him every 48 hrs. 1083 01:50:42,292 --> 01:50:44,792 Look how dirty you are. 1084 01:50:46,417 --> 01:50:48,667 You have to wash your hands. 1085 01:50:49,292 --> 01:50:51,459 And paste down your hair. 1086 01:50:51,584 --> 01:50:55,209 How you look is very important. 1087 01:50:56,501 --> 01:50:58,501 Go and change over there. 1088 01:51:03,292 --> 01:51:06,292 Now, please, you have to leave. 1089 01:51:08,626 --> 01:51:11,584 He has to do this alone. 1090 01:52:00,001 --> 01:52:02,292 - Uh-uh-oh. - Just mademoiselle, sir. 1091 01:52:02,417 --> 01:52:04,209 No, he's a Soviet citizen! 1092 01:52:04,334 --> 01:52:06,292 Calm down. Calm down. 1093 01:52:10,167 --> 01:52:12,501 All right. All right, all right. 1094 01:52:42,334 --> 01:52:44,417 You've lost him. 1095 01:52:49,667 --> 01:52:50,917 Mm. 1096 01:53:44,376 --> 01:53:46,876 Is this Romeo and Juliet? Is he staying for love? 1097 01:53:47,001 --> 01:53:48,417 What? Were you dropped on your head? 1098 01:53:48,542 --> 01:53:50,209 - Are you in love with him? - Certainly not. 1099 01:53:50,334 --> 01:53:52,334 Where is he now? Is he still in the building? 1100 01:54:21,792 --> 01:54:24,917 He'll be tried for treason in his absence. 1101 01:54:29,417 --> 01:54:31,501 I'm very ashamed. 1102 01:54:35,417 --> 01:54:37,626 I'm ashamed of Nureyev. 1103 01:54:39,959 --> 01:54:42,792 I'm ashamed of myself. 1104 01:55:06,751 --> 01:55:08,084 All right? 1105 01:55:09,126 --> 01:55:10,376 Da. 1106 01:55:12,709 --> 01:55:14,126 His suitcase came back. 1107 01:55:20,001 --> 01:55:21,501 I'll get supper. 1108 01:55:45,251 --> 01:55:47,417 Hello, darling. 1109 01:55:48,292 --> 01:55:49,917 You're all over the papers. 1110 01:55:51,792 --> 01:55:53,292 You're famous. 1111 01:55:56,376 --> 01:55:58,084 Any regrets? 1112 01:55:58,209 --> 01:55:59,626 No. 1113 01:56:00,709 --> 01:56:02,251 Has he called you? 1114 01:56:04,667 --> 01:56:06,792 Is he going to call you? 1115 01:56:06,917 --> 01:56:08,334 Eventually. 1116 01:56:09,251 --> 01:56:11,251 He hasn't yet? Why not? 1117 01:56:13,501 --> 01:56:15,501 Because that's not who he is. 1118 01:56:41,459 --> 01:56:43,626 - Bonjour. - Bonjour. 1119 01:56:44,167 --> 01:56:47,751 Monsieur Nureyev, do you think you will one day go back to Russia? 1120 01:56:47,876 --> 01:56:50,042 I can live anywhere. 1121 01:56:50,167 --> 01:56:52,376 Remember, I was born on a train. 1122 01:56:54,209 --> 01:56:57,626 I feel I will never return to my country. 1123 01:56:58,709 --> 01:57:01,459 But I may never be happy in yours. 1124 02:07:14,376 --> 02:07:17,376 subtitles by Deluxe