Nijinsky 44 years old
Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.
The film suggests Nijinsky was driven into madness by both his consuming ambition and self-enforced heterosexuality, the latter prompted by his romantic involvement with Romola de Pulszky, a society girl who joins impresario Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes specifically to seduce Nijinsky. After a series of misunderstandings with Diaghilev, who is both his domineering mentor and possessive lover, Nijinsky succumbs to Romola's charms and marries her, after which his gradual decline from artistic moodiness to complete lunacy begins.
Credits
Nijinsky Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Irons He was 31, now 76 years old | as Mikhail Fokine |
| Vernon Dobtcheff He was 45, now 90 years old | as Sergei Grigoriev |
| Ronald Lacey He was 44, 55 years old when he died | as Leon Bakst |
| Alan Bates He was 46, 69 years old when he died | as Sergei Diaghilev |
| Colin Blakely He was 49, 56 years old when he died | as Vassili |
| Ronald Pickup He was 39, now 84 years old | as Igor Stravinsky |
| Siân Phillips She was 46, now 91 years old | as Lady Ripon |
| Janet Suzman She was 41, now 85 years old | as Emilia Marcus |
| Frederick Jaeger He was 51, 76 years old when he died | as Gabriel Astruc |
| Carla Fracci She was 43, now 88 years old | as Tamara Karsavina |
| George de la Peña He was 24, now 69 years old | as Vaslav Nijinsky |
| Leslie Browne She was 22, now 67 years old | as Romola de Pulsky |
Nijinsky Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hugh Wheeler as Writer. He was 68 (75) years old when He died | Writing |
Nijinsky (44 years)
Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.
- Release day: Thursday, March 20, 1980
- Runtime: 129 minutes