White nights
Nikolai Rodchenko, a Russian ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union years ago, finds himself back in the motherland--trapped--thanks to an emergency airplane landing. The Soviets do not imprison him, however; they hope to score a propaganda victory by 'persuading' him to become R...
| Main Author: | Colombier, Michel. (Composer) |
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| Other Authors: | Hackford, Taylor, 1944- (Director, Producer), Goldman, James. (Screenwriter), Hughes, Eric (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Gilmore, William S. (Producer), Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- (Actor, Dancer), Hines, Gregory. (Actor, Dancer), Skolimowski, Jerzy. (Actor), Mirren, Helen. (Actor), Page, Geraldine. (Actor), Rossellini, Isabella. (Actor), Glover, John, 1944- (Actor), Tharp, Twyla. (Choreographer), Watkin, David, 1925-2008. (Cinematographer), Steinkamp, Fredric. (Film editor), Steinkamp, WIlliam. (Film editor) |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English Russian Portuguese French Korean Spanish |
| Published: |
Culver City, California :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: |
Jeune homme et la mort (Choreographic work : Petit, R)
White nights (Motion picture) White nights (Motion picture). |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Nikolai Rodchenko, a Russian ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union years ago, finds himself back in the motherland--trapped--thanks to an emergency airplane landing. The Soviets do not imprison him, however; they hope to score a propaganda victory by 'persuading' him to become Russian again. That is why he is sent to Siberia, to Raymond Greenwood and his Russian wife Darya. Greenwood is an American tap dancer who defected to Russia in opposition to the Vietnam War. Nikolai makes Raymond realize how limited his life is in the USSR, and together they hatch a plan to evade their KGB minders, escape to the American Embassy and eventually the US. |
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| Item Description: |
Anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1). Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. Special features: optional audio commentary with Taylor Hackford; Pas de deux: Making 'White nights' featurette (21 min.); Previews (22 min.). |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround (English), stereo (Portuguese). |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Awards: |
Winner, 1986 Academy Award Best Music, Original Song--Lionel Richie. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, David Watkin ; production designer, Philip Harrison ; editors, Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp ; music score, Michel Colombier ; "Le jeune homme et la mort" choreographed by Roland Petit ; title song written and performed by Lionel Richie ; love theme performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin. |
| ISBN: |
1424825733 9781424825738 |
| Author Notes: |
Much in demand, Baryshnikov has worked with a number of choreographers, including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Frederick Ashton, and modern choreographer Twyla Tharp whose Push Comes to Shove (1976) has become a kind of signature piece for the dancer. A number of roles have been created especially for Barushnikov, including Frederick Ashton's last important work, Rhapsody (1980). In 1980 Baryshnikov became artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, but he left the company in 1989 to pursue other opportunities, including experimenting in modern dance with Mark Morris, one of America's most important young choreographers. In addition to his work in ballet and modern dance, Baryshnikov has also appeared in several films, including The Turning Point (1977), White Knights (1985), and Dancers (1987). In recent years Baryshnikov has focused more on modern dance than on ballet. (Bowker Author Biography) |