7/10
THE WHITE CROW is a maverick of its own, freewheeling on its own rhythm and agenda like its unsympathetic subject
13 August 2019
If you have absolutely no idea of who Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) is, like as not, your immediate reaction after watching UK thespian Ralph Fiennes' third directorial feature THE WHITE CROW would be what monstrosity of a man he is, whose arrogance is simply up to eleven, which appreciably dents audience's empathy towards the subject, that could be a sticking point for a biopic.

Nureyev (played by dancer Oleg Ivenko in his star-making role) is one of the most distinguished male ballet dancers of his generation, as much well known for his balletic bent as his temperamental disposition, that often doesn't shies away from the public's eyes....

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