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- 2002
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 35 m
- 2002
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Australian director Paul Cox visualizes the diary of the legendary dancer/choreographer who was declared insane at the height of his career. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Paul Cox
Written By: Vaslav Nijinsky, Paul Cox
- 2002
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 35 m
- 2002
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 35 m
Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
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3.6
Summary Australian director Paul Cox visualizes the diary of the legendary dancer/choreographer who was declared insane at the height of his career. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Paul Cox
Written By: Vaslav Nijinsky, Paul Cox
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
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5 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
55
38% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
You don't need to have seen a lot of art films to love The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky. All it takes is compassionate curiosity and perhaps some lingering memory of the world as a child experiences it.
A treat for balletomanes, this 2001 feature may be too precious for others.
Fans of Nijinsky will savor every minute of Cox's work. Those unfamiliar with Nijinsky but who are curious enough to see this film may find themselves frustrated by its nontraditional documentary style.
Watching Paul Cox's impressionistic film based on the diaries of that legendary dancer and choreographer, it is impossible not to contemplate with a shudder the shadowy line between art, ecstasy and psychosis.
Those who are only mildly curious, I fear, will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals.
Unfortunately, the visuals are not compelling enough on their own to hold our interest, and a highly mannered Derek Jacobi is all wrong as the narrative voice of Nijinsky.
A real snooze.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
3.6
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
3.6
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Production Company
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC),
Illumination Films,
MusicArtsDance Films,
Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS),
SBS Independent,
Sveriges Television (SVT),
The South Australian Film Corporation,
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date May 29, 2002
Duration 1 h 35 m
Genres
Tagline "I'm a dancer. You will understand me when you see me dance." - Vaslav Nijinsky
Awards
Montréal International Festival of Films on Art
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 1 Nomination
Australian Film Institute
• 1 Nomination
