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Riot at the Rite ()


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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... See more »

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Sergei Diaghilev
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Vaslav Nijinsky
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Vassili
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Romola de Pulsky
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Marie Rambert
Philip Gammon ...
Kolossal the Pianist
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Igor Stravinsky
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Grigoriev
Matthew Hart ...
Menshikov
Naomi Wattis ...
Lydia
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Bassoonist
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Pierre Monteux
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Gabriel Astruc
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Nicholas Roerich
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Violinist
Annie Symons ...
Wardrobe Mistress
Zenaida Yanowsky ...
Maria Piltz
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Lady Ottoline Morrell
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Journalist
Barnaby Stone ...
Journalist
Kate McKenzie ...
Chic Couple
Chris Lynam ...
Chic Couple
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Old Gent
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Old Gent
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Marcel
Philip Herbert ...
Antoine
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Hysterical Couple - Lady Hysteria
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Hysterical Couple
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Poker-Faced Couple
Jane How ...
Poker-Faced Couple - Madame Tissonier
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Jean Cocteau
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Enthusiast
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Detractor
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Critic
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Critic
Andrew Massey ...
Stravinsky Double
Ivan Putrov ...
'Le Spectre de la Rose' Dancer
Roberta Marquez Seret ...
'Le Spectre de la Rose' Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Argenti ...
French Posh Lady (uncredited)
Elizabeth Ford ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Mansbridge ...
Musician (uncredited)
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Ivory (uncredited)

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Andy Wilson

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Kevin Elyot ... ()

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Ross MacGibbon ... executive producer
Peter Maniura ... executive producer
Hilary Salmon ... executive producer
David Snodin ... producer

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Sue Gibson

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William Diver ... (as Bill Diver)

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Justin Eely ... on-line editor

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David Roger

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Marc Pilcher ... makeup supervisor
Gilly Popham ... makeup artist
Natalie Reid ... crowd supervisor
Tori Robinson ... make-up trainee
Marella Shearer ... makeup designer

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Martin Coates ... first assistant director
Emily Hobbs ... assistant director: set
Adam Jenkins ... third assistant director
Paula Turnbull ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Sam Clark-Hall ... stand-by art director
Ben Johnson ... standby props
Chris Kitisakkul ... art department assistant
Tony Roche ... painted backgrounds

Sound Department

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Colin Cooper ... adr mixer
Steve Fish ... boom operator
Richard Manton ... sound mixer
Duncan McAllister ... foley recordist
Jamie McPhee ... sound editor
Alexej Mungersdorff ... sound editor (as Alexej Müngersdorrf)
Adrian Rhodes ... re-recording mixer

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Ashley Bond ... focus puller: second camera
Nick Briggs ... still photographer
David Broadfoot ... rigger
Adrienne Hayward ... second assistant camera
Mary Kyte ... first assistant camera
David Lee ... camera loader / central camera loader / daily clapper loader
Andy Long ... gaffer
Gary Nagle ... electrician
Robert Rabson ... electrician
Xandy Sahla ... camera operator
Simon Surtees ... second assistant camera

Casting Department

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Vanessa Baker ... adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathryn Blight ... costume stand-by
Françoise Fourcade ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Richard May ... location manager

Music Department

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Osmo Vänskä ... conductor
Roger Linley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Steve Mair ... musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Claire Chang ... additional script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Camilla Curtis ... production secretary
David Lee ... daily trainee
Kevin McSweeney ... production accountant
Emily Russell ... production coordinator

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Peter Brynmor Roberts

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Movie Connections Featured in Episode #6.74 (2010). See more »
Quotes [discussing Stravinsky's sexuality]
Sergei Diaghilev: I've always had my suspicions about him: he makes Proust look like a docker.
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