5 reviews
Sales Rank: 234

Format: Dolby, Pal, Surround Sound
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 123
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1

EAN: 5031932105766
ASIN: B00004CK8U

Theatrical Release Date: September 7, 1977
Release Date: June 10, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Rare Video is NEW and SEALED - Ilc Prime release, different artwork on cover- UK SELLER - Fast Next Day Dispatch

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

Ken Russells approach really gets on my wick!! March 6, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

The only thing that can really be said for this film is that it proved Nureyev could act. I would like to see a new version of Valentino's life as it clearly has the potential to make a really good film - but this isn't it

5 out of 5 stars

VALENTINO - Rudolf Nureyev July 11, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I thoroughly enjoyed this film - a must for all Nureyev fans.I found his portrayal of Valentino totally believable and just as I imagined Valentino to be. Of course, as a Nureyev fan, I would have loved to see more dancing, but then Valentino wasn't famed for his dancing and it is commendable that the film was not used simply as a vehicle to show Nureyev's undoubted brilliance as a dancer at the expense of the story line. I felt that the film stood up on its own without this, although I confess to re-winding the fabulous tango sequence with Anthony Dowell several times!

4 out of 5 stars

A Must for Every Nureyev Fan June 18, 2004
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I gather the scathing review I've just read was by a non-Nureyev fan & felt I had to say something. Anyone wanting to see Nureyev looking absolutely beautiful throughout should see this film. For me, it's worth watching for the tango he does with Anthony Dowell alone! I saw this film when it first came out & enjoyed it then, as I do now, for what it is - one heart-throb playing another heart-throb! No, he isn't a great film actor & the script & storyline are somewhat "corny", but who cares? Let's look at the positives. There are some fabulous dance sequences & admirable performances by those involved, bearing in mind the aforementioned. So, don't let one bad review put you off - I'm very pleased to have it in my collection. Thank you and good night!!

2 out of 5 stars

disappointing April 5, 2004
2 out of 7 found this review helpful

Here is a title that promises a lot and delivers nothing.Absurd script,poor directing and even worse acting.Nureyev should have stuck to dancing of which there is surprisingly little in the film.Instead of being lavish it is just in bad taste from the begining to the end. Couldn't even finish watching the video.A complete disappointment.

3 out of 5 stars

Flawed but interesting May 1, 2003
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

Another Russell piece on an "artistic" subject. Nureyev (an good idea for casting - but I doubt if inspired) is sexually enigmatic as Valentino, and is used by his wife as much as by the studios. He also uses himself - as we all do - to get what he wants. As a dancer Nureyev is superb, and his portrayl of Valentino hinges on that. Unfortunately, that isn't really enough. The storyline is told in flashbacks, by his friends who attend his funeral (somewhat akin to 'Citizen Kane' for that) but the movie doesn't really take off.

There are memorable parts - a ladies group camps outside the Valentino's house and recite poetry in chorus: Valentino's interaction with the various machismo men in his career, culminating with his bedding of a co-star to allay the rumours that caused them to drop a powder-puff on him during filming.

Not great, but interesting.

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