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* ChoreographyPorn: The duet between Nikolai and Raymond is a perfect homage to both portrayers different, yet similar dancing styles.
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* DancingRoyalty: Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the greatest male ballet dancers in history according to Wiki.TheOtherWiki. Gregory Hines was no slouch either, famous for his tap dancing. Their movie characters were also famous for their dancing.
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* DancingRoyalty: Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the greatest male ballet dancers in history according to Wiki.TheOtherWiki.Website/TheOtherWiki. Gregory Hines was no slouch either, famous for his tap dancing. Their movie characters were also famous for their dancing.
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'''''White Nights''''' is a 1985 thriller starring Creator/GregoryHines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The film is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but it's major draws are Lionel Richie's music, and the dancing of Baryshnikov and Hines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film was worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
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'''''White Nights''''' is a 1985 thriller starring Creator/GregoryHines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The film is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but it's its major draws are Lionel Richie's music, and the dancing of Baryshnikov and Hines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film was worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
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White Nights is a 1985 thriller starring Gregory Hines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. White Nights is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but the film's major draws are musical, Lionel Richie's music, and the dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Creator/GregoryHines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film was worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
Mikhail Baryshnikov plays a character named Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, who was one of the Soviet Union's top ballet dancers who defected to the west. Nikolai is recaptured by the Soviet Union when his flight crashes in Siberia. There he meets an American dancer who defected to the Soviet Union, a character named Raymond Greenwood (played by Gregory Hines) who is supposed to help rehabilitate Nikolai. Soviet leaders attempt to reform and punish Nikolai for his defection. Nikolai wants to escape the Soviet Union again and seeks allies. While left together, Nikolai and Raymond dance during their dramatic dialog and exposition, expressing angst while in the midst of dangerous political intrigue.
Creator/IsabellaRossellini plays Raymond's devoted Russian wife, Darya Greenwood. Creator/HelenMirren plays Nikolai's former love interest, whom he abandoned, but now holds influence over him and Soviet organizations. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford. During the 58th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward ceremony, the film won [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Best Original Song]] for "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties The 80's]] setting is an important aspect of the film since much of the drama is fueled by the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/ColdWar Cold War]].
Mikhail Baryshnikov plays a character named Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, who was one of the Soviet Union's top ballet dancers who defected to the west. Nikolai is recaptured by the Soviet Union when his flight crashes in Siberia. There he meets an American dancer who defected to the Soviet Union, a character named Raymond Greenwood (played by Gregory Hines) who is supposed to help rehabilitate Nikolai. Soviet leaders attempt to reform and punish Nikolai for his defection. Nikolai wants to escape the Soviet Union again and seeks allies. While left together, Nikolai and Raymond dance during their dramatic dialog and exposition, expressing angst while in the midst of dangerous political intrigue.
Creator/IsabellaRossellini plays Raymond's devoted Russian wife, Darya Greenwood. Creator/HelenMirren plays Nikolai's former love interest, whom he abandoned, but now holds influence over him and Soviet organizations. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford. During the 58th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward ceremony, the film won [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Best Original Song]] for "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties The 80's]] setting is an important aspect of the film since much of the drama is fueled by the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/ColdWar Cold War]].
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* ShellShockedVeteran: roughly midway through the movie we see Raymond have a flashback / breakdown of his time in the US military (given time frames and character ages, most probably Vietnam) and from his lines is very clearly a sufferer of PTSD. As the condition was still (presumably) not understood for what we know of it today, he received little to no effective treatment for it in the US. His defection to the USSR was apparently spurred by the promise of getting help for his issues.
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White Knights is a 1985 thriller starring Gregory Hines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. White Nights is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but the film's major draws are musical, Lionel Richie's music and the dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Creator/GregoryHines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
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White Knights Nights is a 1985 thriller starring Gregory Hines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. White Nights is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but the film's major draws are musical, Lionel Richie's music music, and the dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Creator/GregoryHines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film was worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
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Creator/IsabellaRossellini plays Raymond's devoted Russian wife, Darya Greenwood. Creator/HelenMirren plays Nikolai's former love interest, whom he abandoned, but now holds influence over him and Soviet organizations. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford. During the 58th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward ceremony, the film won [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Best Original Song]] for "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties The 80's]] setting is an important aspect of the film, since much of the drama is fueled by the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/ColdWar Cold War]].
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Creator/IsabellaRossellini plays Raymond's devoted Russian wife, Darya Greenwood. Creator/HelenMirren plays Nikolai's former love interest, whom he abandoned, but now holds influence over him and Soviet organizations. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford. During the 58th UsefulNotes/AcademyAward ceremony, the film won [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Best Original Song]] for "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, as well as "Separate Lives" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop (also nominated). [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEighties The 80's]] setting is an important aspect of the film, film since much of the drama is fueled by the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/ColdWar Cold War]].
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* BreakawayPopHit: Pop song ''"Say You, Say Me"'' became an all time hit on the Billboard 100 chart during 2008, long after everyone forgot about the movie. This title wasn't even on the movie soundtrack because Motown didn't want Lionel's first single since in 3 years (Can't Slow Down 1983) to be on another record label. The song's music video hardly referenced the movie.
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* BreakawayPopHit: Pop song ''"Say You, Say Me"'' became an all time all-time hit on the Billboard 100 chart during 2008, long after everyone forgot about the movie. This title wasn't even on the movie soundtrack because Motown didn't want Lionel's first single since in 3 years (Can't Slow Down 1983) to be on another record label. The song's music video hardly referenced the movie.
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* FilmsOfThe1980s: The 1980's were near the end of the Cold War, and all their great Cold War movies. The 80's still remembered the heyday when Russia still had world renown for ballet.
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* FilmsOfThe1980s: The 1980's 1980s were near the end of the Cold War, War and all their great Cold War movies. The 80's 80s are still remembered during the heyday when Russia still had world renown for ballet.
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* GenreBusting: A tense UsefulNotes/ColdWar thriller about a defector in Soviet prison which features [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ballet ballet]], tap dancing, and feel good pop music about ThePowerOfFriendship by Music/PhilCollins and Music/LionelRichie.
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* GenreBusting: A tense UsefulNotes/ColdWar thriller about a defector in Soviet prison which features [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ballet ballet]], tap dancing, and feel good feel-good pop music about ThePowerOfFriendship by Music/PhilCollins and Music/LionelRichie.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Built into the movie poster, and the lyrics of the award winning theme song, ''"Say You, Say Me"''.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Built into the movie poster, and the lyrics of the award winning award-winning theme song, ''"Say You, Say Me"''.
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* SpoilerCover: The two main characters are antagonists at beginning, but the poster spoils that they will become friends. ''"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom and each other."''
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* SpoilerCover: The two main characters are antagonists at the beginning, but the poster spoils that they will become friends. ''"Two men. Not soldiers. Not heroes. Just dancers. Willing to risk their lives for freedom and each other."''
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White Knights is a 1985 thriller starring Gregory Hines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. White Nights is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but the film's major draws are musical, Lionel Richie's music and the dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
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White Knights is a 1985 thriller starring Gregory Hines, Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, and top Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. White Nights is too much a thriller to be considered a musical, but the film's major draws are musical, Lionel Richie's music and the dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.Creator/GregoryHines. Film critics who did not like the film, such as Roger Ebert, still thought the film worth watching for the dance scenes alone.
