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	Nureyev's Don Quixote / Lanchbery, Nureyev, Helpmann, Aldous, Australian Ballet Rudolph Nureyev, Lucette Aldous Kultur Video, 1991 average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nureyev, a perfectionist, had an enormous airplane hangar in Australia transformed into a studio for the 25 days he spent dancing and shooting this episode in the crazy life of Cervantes's mock-epic hero. The routine 19th-century score by Ludwig Minkus has been modestly upgraded by conductor John Lanchbery, contributing positively to the performance's energy. --Joe McLellan

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Buy It!

This DVD is a spectacular restoration of one of the best ballet films of all time. It has a terrific performance by Nureyev, and features the great Lucette Aldous, a perfect match for Nureyev in charisma and technique. The DVD also has numerous bonus materials, including a "making of" documentary and side-by-side before-and-after scenes to illustrate the restoration. I also have the VHS and laser disk of this movie, and they are both dark and dirty looking compared to this beautiful DVD. It's really a great improvement and well worth purchasing.


From the San Francisco Chronicle:

Essential. Often called the greatest dance film ever made, and easy to see why when witnessing Nureyev's blazing solos.
--Octavio Roca, Dance critic

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A must for ballet lovers

I bought this as I loved the music by Minkus and bought the CD of it last year. Because of it I bought the DVD of the ballet and it is wonderful and this is Nureyev at his best. A very colourful, fast moving and exhilarating ballet beautifully produced. All the scenery and costumes are Spanish.


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