The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

Name: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Released: 2002-04-25
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Delia Silvan, Chris Haywood, Hans Sonneveld, Oliver Streeton

IMDb ID: tt0295480 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.4 (182 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography · Music

Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Hungarian wife.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (informal short title)
World-wide: Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (English, informal short title)
Germany: Nijinski
World-wide: Nijinski (English, informal short title)
Argentina: Nijinsky
Australia: Nijinsky (informal short title)
Germany: Die Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski
France: Le journal de Nijinski
World-wide: Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaclav Nijinsky (English, alternative spelling)
United States: Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Poland: Niżyński
Sweden: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Diaries of Vaslav NijinskyRelease Date2002-04-25Runtime95 minutesMetascore55IMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews11Countries / RegionsAustralia
Sweden
Germany
NetherlandsLanguagesEnglishKeywordsballet
marriage
diary
paris france
scandalFilming LocationsSpainProduction CompaniesAustralian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
Illumination Films
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Directors

Paul Cox

Writers

Vaslav Nijinsky
Paul Cox

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Derek Jacobi | Character: Nijinsky
Actor: Delia Silvan | Character: Romola
Actor: Chris Haywood | Character: Oscar
Actor: Hans Sonneveld | Character: Doctor
Actor: Oliver Streeton | Character: Psychiatrist
Actor: Jillian Smith | Character: Emilia
Actor: Kevin Lucas | Character: Diaghilev
Actor: David Gallasch | Character: Critic
Actor: Aanya Whitehead | Character: Maid
Actor: Gabriella Joy Smart | Character: Piano Player
Actor: Lisa Heaven | Character: Prostitute
Actor: Patricia Cellier | Character: Prostitute
Actor: Kyra Cox | Character: Little Kyra
Actor: Anandine Merino | Character: Little Kyra
Actor: Vicki Attard | Character: Le Spectre de la Rose - Dancer
Actor: Csaba Buday | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Faune
Actor: Michele Buday | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Nymph
Actor: Kim Hales-McArthur | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Nymph
Actor: Rachel Jensen | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Nymph
Actor: David McAllister | Character: Le Spectre de la Rose - Dancer
Actor: Donald Mitchell | Character: Beauty - Dancer
Actor: Aidan Kane Munn | Character: War Dance - Dancer
Actor: Adriana Somona Roa | Character: Beauty - Dancer
Actor: Jo Roads | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Nymph
Actor: Peter Sheedy | Character: Pas de Trois
Actor: Tania Tabacchi | Character: L'Après-midi d'un Faune - Nymph
Actor: Leigh Warren | Character: Petrouchka

[Directors Group]
Name: Paul Cox | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Vaslav Nijinsky | Role: Writer
Name: Paul Cox | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Paul Cox | Role: Producer
Name: Kevin Lucas | Role: Producer
Name: William T. Marshall | Role: Producer
Name: Aanya Whitehead | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Paul Grabowsky | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Paul Cox | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Hans Sonneveld | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Cox | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Neil Angwin | Role: Art Director
Name: Angeline Bremer | Role: Art Director
Name: Tony Cronin | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jilly Hickey | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jodee Lenaine-Smith | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jonti Shprung | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzie Warhurst-Steele | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Chris Haywood | Role: Production Manager
Name: Aanya Whitehead | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: William Kelly | Role: Art Department
Name: Phyllis Williams | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mike Bakaloff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Craig Carter | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Currie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rory McGregor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Perry | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ross Mitchell | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kyra Cox | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Goldney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sam Oster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Judd Overton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hans Sonneveld | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Bernadette Corstens | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jilly Hickey | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Margaret Bourke | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dorothy Button | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kyra Cox | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paul Cross | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Paul Grabowsky | Role: Music Department
Name: Robin Gray | Role: Music Department
Name: Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra | Role: Music Department
Name: Yuri Worontschak | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sonya Humphrey | Role: Production Department
Name: Leonie Verhoeven | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Bruce Abbott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Asquith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicki Attard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Csaba Buday | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michele Buday | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alida Chase | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Szakáts Kinga Gaspers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kim Hales-McArthur | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pamela Hammond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Haywood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa Heaven | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel Jensen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catherine Lavelle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Letcher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Llewellyn-Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Lucas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William T. Marshall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David McAllister | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Grant Miller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donald Mitchell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aidan Kane Munn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thea Potter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adriana Somona Roa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Roads | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Sheedy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Delia Silvan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gai Steele | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oliver Streeton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tania Tabacchi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leonie Verhoeven | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leigh Warren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Margot Wiburd | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Rolf de Heer | Role: Thanks
Name: Joel Hoffman | Role: Thanks
Name: Tony Llewellyn-Jones | Role: Thanks
Name: Judith McCann | Role: Thanks
Name: Natalie Rona Miller | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Rowan | Role: Thanks
Name: Leigh Warren | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295480/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: September 12, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 26, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Australia: April 25, 2002
United States: May 31, 2002 (limited)
Russia: June 22, 2002 (Moscow Film Festival)
Poland: January 10, 2003
Canada: March 2003 (International Festival of Films on Art)
Australia: March 10, 2004 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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