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Format: DVD April 15, 2010
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The world's most celebrated dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, portrays Rudolph Valentino, the silent screen's most renowned lover, in this flamboyant film fantasia that also features Leslie Caron and Michelle Phillips.
Format: NTSC
Contributor: Ken Russell, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Produced by IRWIN WINKLER and ROBERT CHARTOFF, Rudolf Nureyev, Written by KEN RUSSELL and MARDIK MARTIN See more
Language: English
Runtime: 2 hours and 7 minutes
Studio: MGM
Aspect Ratio : 1.781
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.68 ounces
Director : Ken Russell
Media Format : NTSC
Run time : 2 hours and 7 minutes
Release date : April 15, 2010
Actors : Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Rudolf Nureyev
Producers : Produced by IRWIN WINKLER and ROBERT CHARTOFF
Studio : MGM
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Top Amazon Reviews
Excellent, yet overlooked film of the 1970's. Considered risque at the time due to the Gay subject matter. A vision of the 1920's not often portrayed. An excellent introduction to Rudolf Nureyev, a masterful Ballet dancer that preceded Mikhail Baryshnikov and of equal stature.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2025 by J. R.
Preciosa película en el contexto del cine de su época. Nureyev es mejor actor de lo que esperaba y sale hermoso 💚
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2026 by maria ducci
Valentino (1977) is a U.S. biographical film co-written & directed by Ken Russell. The film stars Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane, & Felicity Kendal. The film is loosely based on the life of silent film actor Rudolph Valentino, as recounted in the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger. Here are the Pros & Cons of the film. Pros: 1. Felicity Kendal does a great job acting her part 2. If you enjoy watching dancing you will enjoy that element of the film 3. Nice sets and cinematography Cons: 1. Very melodramatic which is relative to the time Valentino acted in films, however, I just don't like overly acted and melodramatic films
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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021 by The Tally Ho
Ken Russell's "Valentino" was released in 1977 to the condemnation of most of the critical populace as well as the Catholic Church.Most of this disapproval was due to an ignorance of Ken Russell's artistic method,his intentions,and the extreme nature of some of his work.Over twenty years later with baroque directors more common and sexual and violent imagery less outre, "Valentino" deseves to be recognized as the undeniably flawed yet vital work of art that it is. Influenced by "Citizen Kane",Valentino's narrative is presented in a series of flashbacks by the people who admired,pitied,despised and loved the silent screen superstar.Ken Russell weaves tragedy and satire together to criticize the absurdities and nightmares engendered by the pursuit of the American Dream.The film dissects the obverse and reverse of stardom with its mindless and volatile adulation on one side and jealous hatred and contempt on the other."Valentino" also depicts the ethnocentism and homophobia of the 1920's-and by implication,as in most of Ken Russell's films,depicts ours as well.The film's tone is mercurial and constantly challenges you to think about what is being depicted as you are affected by its power.It enthralls as it provokes. Yet the film is not without its flaws.Rudolph Nureyev in his first acting role displays charm,grace and sex appeal-but he is sometimes stiff and lacks emotional depth.The great actress Alla Nazimova is savaged (in a very funny performance by Leslie Caron)as a pretentious and vain phony.Natasha Rambova(a very beautiful Michelle Phillips)is depicted as a shrill,grasping shrew.The screenplay as written by Ken Russell and his co-scenarist sounds unduely influenced by films of the early 1930's(though this does give the film atmosphere,you sometimes feel as if you were watching an R-rated Lloyd Bacon picture). Yet the film's merits make it worth experiencing.One can mention its exquisite art direction and costumes,its tour de force cinematography by Peter Suschitsky.But its Ken Russell's direction of its many great setpieces -choreographed with great intensity that are the ultimate proof of its genius.Not every setpiece works-one involving an empty-headed starlet brought to orgasm through sheer fantasysing while going through the motions of having sex with Valentino falls flat.But others such as Valentino's revenge on Fatty Arbunkle or the Nijinsky photo session with Nazimova and Rambova are emblematic of Ken Russell's use of images rather than words to achieve poetic comedy.Much more disturbing are Rambova's seance turned nightmare as well as the jail sequence in which various lowlifes sexually taunt Valentino and force him to urinate on himself.It is one of the most horrifying scenes in film history. "Valentino's" faults(such as its occasional historical inaccuracies and the aforementioned depictions of Nazimova and Rambova)seem irrelevant when you begin to understand that Ken Russell's intentions were not to tell Valentino's life story but to explore satiric and tragic themes based on his and his contemporaries' lives.His method is similiar to Shakespeare's Macbeth.Macbeth's raison d'etre was to enact corruption through ambition.The biographical or "real" Macbeth is of no significance to the play.Ken Russell's method is the same.This is not to say that he willfully distorts history for distortion's sake-but that he presupposes his audience will have prior familiarity with his subjects and will be able to reference both his fidelities and his departures from fact. Is "Valentino" a great film?I think it is, despite its uneveness-though I don't think it is one of Ken Russell's best films.But other great works of English art such as "Women Beware Women","Paradise Lost" and "David Copperfield" are all admittedly uneven and hopefully one day "Valentino" will be judged upon its strengths and not weaknesses -as they are.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 1999 by Austin Elliott
Ok, I guess I have to admit this film is a guilty pleasure, and I like it more every time I watch it; I have a pretty hefty affection for it now and find this film a lot of fun. I've read a few Valentino bio's and don't find this treatment so far off the mark from what I have read even with the Ken Russell spin. So you either are a fan of the Russell style or not. And yes, Nureyev is not the best actor, but he was a dazzling dancer and is gone, so I am glad to have some presence of his to watch, aside from the Ballet DVD's. But the real surprise the quality of this new Blu-Ray. I'd read other pro-magazine reviews which did not give it such high marks, but I thought it looked pretty sensational. I have not seen a print of this film looking so good since I saw the original in the theatre. I also thought the sound was exceptional as well. So I am a happy consumer here having bought this one!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016 by Re-master lover
I have always enjoyed this film -- Nureyev's appalling acting is perfect, as the fact that almost all the Americans are played by English actors doing awful accents. If that description frightens you,then this mightn't be your movie. Kenn Russell was one of the few directors who could rival Kubrick for his cinematic acuity. While he may have tossed off a few dogs (Lisztomania and Tommy), he knew how to tell a story. And now a WARNING: on the back of the box is printed the following: "This disc is expected to play back in DVD Video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives". Yeah, really -- This is some kind of cut rate disc manufacturing process, so mine failed quickly. Be smart and, if you can, back it up immediately. Thanks for nothing MGM
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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017 by Mad Dog
Dear God, was this a disappointment! My friends and I knew this would be campy, and a good movie to watch together. What we didn't know was how confusing it would be. It was like "highlights from Valentino's life." Except that they dragged each one out mercilessly, leaving us feeling disjointed and bored at the same time. Ugh. Awful, awful waste of a huge production budget. Unless you're fascinated by costumes, skip this thing.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2010 by Peter J. Collins
Liked this film so much that I bought eight Rudolph Valentino DVDs. I encourage anyone watching this "Valentino" Blu-ray to listen to the commentary by Tim Lucas which I really enjoyed. Ken Russell was so amazing! Valentino was also amazing. If you're looking for a good Valentino film to watch then I suggest "Son Of The Sheik" which was his last. It's my favorite and KINO has a pretty decent Blu-ray available for purchase.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2020 by CWP