Riot at the Rite
(2005)
★ 8 IMDb · 2 votes
Year: 2005
Runtime: 90 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Andy Wilson
Cast: Adam Garcia, Алекс Дженнингс, Emma Pierson, Griff Rhys Jones, Джонатан Арис, Кристиан МакКей, Ричард Хоуп, Филип Херберт, André Schneider, Naomi Wattis
Plot
In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', danced by the Ballet Russes. The rehearsal process is extremely fraught: the orchestra dislike Stravinsky's harsh, atonal music; the dancers dislike the 'ugly' choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. The volatile, bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballet Russes' charismatic but manipulative impresario. Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinsky's success in 'L'apres-midi d'un faune'. Finally, 'The Rite of Spring' premieres to a gossip-loving, febrile, fashion-conscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits.