Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site hpfcmp.UUCP
Path: utzoo!lsuc!pesnta!hplabs!hpfcdc!hpfcla!jimh
From: jimh@hpfcla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <33800007@hpfcmp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 14:31:00 EST
Article-I.D.: hpfcmp.33800007
Posted: Tue Dec 17 14:31:00 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Dec-85 01:47:35 EST
References: <873@dataioData.UUCP>
Organization: 17 Dec 85 12:31:00 MST
Lines: 22


I, too, just saw White Nights.  I didn't have a problem with the
Russian's strategy of Nikolai performaing one show and then going
into seclusion.  I got the impression they wanted to show to the world
they had him back and then he would "not perform so he could work on
his dancing skills" or something like that.

There were two main reasons I enjoyed the flick:
   *  There was a good mix of dancing and acting.  I was impressed with
      the amount of acting Barishnakov did.  I would have expected him
      to spend the entire time dancing.
   *  I had the chance to observe some GREAT dancing when I would not
      have normally been exposed to it.  Since I'm not a big (or even
      small) ballet fan, I probably would not have put forth the
      effort to watch Barishnakov.  After seeing White Nights I 
      might put forth more effort to see him again.

Overall, I would certainly reccommend White Nights.


Jim Haselmaier                           Hewlett-Packard
...{ihnp4|hplabs}!hpfcla!jimh            Ft. Collins, Colorado