Riot at the Rite (2005)

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.

Released Oct. 18, 2005 90 min None+

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Music

Keywords: tmdb.paris-france, tmdb.dance, tmdb.musical, tmdb.ballet, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.igor-stravinsky-character, imdb.stravinsky + 17 more, imdb.avant-garde-music, imdb.vaslav-nijinsky-character, imdb.sergei-diaghilev-character, imdb.bisexual-man, imdb.homosexual-relationship, imdb.premiere, imdb.based-on-ballet, imdb.composer, imdb.classical-music, imdb.modernism, imdb.expatriate, imdb.orchestra, imdb.belle-epoque, imdb.ballet, imdb.paris-france, imdb.ballet-dancer, aspectratio.16-9-hd