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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396159037 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 15903 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: August 29, 2006 Running Time: 136 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 1985 Editorial Review: Product Description: The story of Nikolai Rodchenko (Mikhail Baryshnikov) a Russian defector and Raymond Greenwood (Gregory Hines) an American tap dancer who defected behind the Iron Curtain during the Vietnam War. Artistic vision and political idealism collide as two great dancers make a decision that will change their lives forever.System Requirements:Running Time: 136 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396159037 Manufacturer No: 15903 Amazon.com: Sometimes movies are built around a great idea begging for a story, in this case pairing ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov with tap great Gregory Hines. The resulting storm of dance in White Nights, as one would expect, is great, but the story is a little forced. Baryshnikov plays (in parallel to his own life) a Russian defector to the U.S. who ends up a prisoner in the motherland after his plane is forced to land in Leningrad during an emergency. Hines is an American expatriate who gets involved with the situation. Director Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman) punctuates an escape scenario and relationship dilemmas with as many dance sequences as possible, and the result is a wobbly, unconvincing tale with some furious footwork. Fortunately, performances carry the day, as the two male leads are both very strong as actors, and the supporting cast--Isabella Rossellini, Helen Mirren, and filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski (Moonlighting)--is terrific. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great dancing and engaging drama - what more could you want!I first saw White Nights many years ago and loved it. Having recently watched it again I was a little cautious about how it would be, so many years later. It's still just as great. Typically dancers don't have the best track record when it comes to quality acting, but Baryshnikov is terrific. The storyline is incredibly believable and the music adds perfectly to the drama of Communist Leningrad. I would highly recommend this movie to lovers of both dance, and good drama. Rating: - White Nights - hot dance in Soviet Russia!A movie with ballet - but not a ballet movie! The opening scene showing Mikhail Baryshnikov's mind-blowing dance piece against turbulent orchestral music sets the scene for a serious, complex movie. He plays Nikolai Rochenko, a Russian deserter who defected to America but crash-lands back in the Motherland (some of the best air-crash footage I've ever seen). Stuck back in communist Soviet Union, he tries to escape back to the USA but is thwarted by Colonel Chaiko and a bugged apartment. ... Read More Rating: - For Baryshnikov Fans! A Must!I first saw this movie when it came out years ago. I loved it then and I love it now! If you are a fan of ballet, dance, and Baryshnikov it is a must have! The story follows the era of the Russian Cold War and the isolation its dancers went through. It is a likely story for its time with dancers being controlled by a harsh government, people wanting to escape the life of poverty and government control, and finding freedom somehow. To watch Baryshnikov dance in anything is wonderful! Rating: - High Concept, Medium Delivery...1985's "White Nights" pairs legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and equally legendary tap dancer Gregory Hines in a pedestrian Cold War thriller most notable for the dance sequences and the music score. Russian defector and former Bolshoi dancer Nikolai Rodchenko (Baryshnikov essentially playing himself) ends up back in Soviet hands when his airliner makes an emergency landing in Leningrad. Overjoyed Soviet officials insist he rejoin the Bolshoi, and park him with American defector ... Read More Rating: - Must haveOne of my alltime favorites. The dancing is breathtaking. A must have for a DVD collection. |
