THE WHITE CROW
2019 Films
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2h 7m
A young man of just 22, dressed in a black beret and a dark narrow suit, is on an aeroplane flying from St Petersburg to Paris. It is 1961 and Rudolf Nureyev, not yet the imperious figure of legend, is a member of the world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company, travelling for the first time outside the Soviet Union. Parisian life delights Nureyev and the young dancer is eager to consume all the culture, art and music the dazzling city has to offer. But the KGB officers who watch his every move become increasingly suspicious of his behaviour and his friendship with the young Parisian Clara Saint. When they finally confront Nureyev with a shocking demand, he is forced to make a heart-breaking decision, one that may change the course of his life forever and put his family and friends in terrible danger. From Nureyev's poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his arrival at the epicentre of western culture in Paris in the early 1960s and a nail-biting stand-off at the Le Bourget airport, THE WHITE CROW is the true story of an incredible journey by a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.
Direction: Ralph Fiennes
Script: David Hare
Production: Gabrielle Tana
Co-Production: François Ivernel
Cinematography: Mike Eley
Editing: Barney Pilling
Production Design: Anne Seibel
Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine
Make-Up: Lizzi Lawson Zeiss
Sound: Danny Sheehan, Paul Carter, Mike Dowson
Original Score: Ilan Eshkeri
Cast: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Chulpan Khamatova
Original Title: THE WHITE CROW
Original Languages: English, French, Russian
Film Production Countries: United Kingdom, France, Serbia
Biography of the Director/s
Ralph Fiennes made his feature film debut as Heathcliff in WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Peter Kosminsky. His performance as the Nazi Amon Goth in SCHINDLER'S LIST earned him an Oscar nomination, as well as a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. Since then, Ralph Fiennes has starred in THE CONSTANT GARDENER, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, RED DRAGON, THE GOOD THIEF, CEMETARY JUNCTION, IN BRUGES, THE READER, SKYFALL, SPECTRE and as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise.
Ralph Fiennes has multiple projects in the pipeline; he recently shot the next instalment of the James Bond franchise in the iconic role of ‘M’. He also played the role of Ben Emmerson in Gavin Hood’s political drama OFFICIAL SECRETS alongside Keira Knightley.
In 2016, Fiennes starred in Luca Guadagnino’s drama A BIGGER SPLASH with Tilda Swinton and in the Coen Brothers’ comedy titled HAIL CAESAR! in which he starred opposite George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, and Scarlett Johansson. The film follows a “Hollywood fixer” in the 1950s.
In 2014, he starred as M. Gustave in Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, appearing alongside Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Owen Wilson, Jude Law, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray, among others.
Ralph Fiennes made his feature film directorial debut in 2011 with CORIOLANUS and in 2013 he directed and starred in the critically acclaimed film THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, in which he played the role of Charles Dickens, starring opposite Felicity Jones as his mistress Nelly Ternan. The film is an adaptation of Claire Tomalin’s book accounting the love affair between Dickens and Ternan, which lasted thirteen years.
Other notable acting performances include THE DUCHESS, THE HURT LOCKER, CHROMOPHOBIA, NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS, WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT, BERNARD AND DORIS, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Robert Redford’s acclaimed QUIZ SHOW, Kathryn Bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS, Gillian Armstrong’s OSCAR AND LUCINDA, Martha Fiennes’ ONEGIN (which he also executive-produced), Neil Jordan’s THE END OF THE AFFAIR, David Cronenberg’s SPIDER, TWO WOMEN, THE AVENGERS, MAID IN MANHATTAN, THE WHITE COUNTESS, CHUMSCRUBBER and István Szabó’s SUNSHINE, HOLMES & WATSON, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE and KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS.
He recently finished filming the title role in THE KING’S MAN for Matthew Vaughn and is currently shooting on THE DIG directed by Simon Stone and produced by Gabrielle Tana.
Filmography of the Director/s
Director Filmography
2018 - THE WHITE CROW
2013 - THE INVISIBLE WOMAN
2011 - CORIOLANUS
Awards Won
Outstanding Artistic Contribution - Ralph Fiennes - Tokyo International Film Festival
Production Company:
Magnolia Mae FIlms
Gabrielle Tana
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London, SW10 9RR, United Kingdom
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +44 797 60 95 071
World Sales:
Hanway Films
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Phone: + 44 207 29 00 750
Press:
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