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 "Though Nijinsky's words grow increasingly disturbed, the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature."
-- Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY
"A gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema"
-- Josef Braun, VUE WEEKLY (EDMONTON, CANADA)
"Cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of Nijinsky's diaries."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
 "Nijinsky says, 'I know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"Cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness, not the man, and the results might drive you crazy."
-- Rachel Howard, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"A pure participatory event that malnourished intellectuals will gulp down in a frenzy."
-- Jon Lap, APOLLO GUIDE
"For dance completists only."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
".. this unorthodox documentary works for those who have a sensitivity to the artist and to his struggles against such a cold and indifferent
world."
-- Dennis Schwartz, OZUS' WORLD MOVIE REVIEWS
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-- REEL.COM
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"A comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography, and challenges its audience."
-- Barbara Goslawski, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"There is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all. Paul Cox needed to show it. It is up to you to decide if you need to see it."
-- Bruce Kirkland, JAM! MOVIES
"Jacobi, the most fluent of actors, is given relatively dry material from Nijinsky's writings to perform, and the visuals, even erotically frank ones, become dullingly repetitive."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN
"Director Paul Cox's unorthodox, abstract approach to visualizing Nijinsky's diaries is both stimulating and demanding."
-- Bryan Reesman, CITYSEARCH
"Well-nigh unendurable...though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry, it remains depressingly prosaic and dull."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
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"Just the labour involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light is astonishing."
-- Ray Conlogue, GLOBE AND MAIL
"Fans of Nijinsky will savor every minute of Cox's work."
-- Jonathan Curiel, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"It is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Mr. Jacobi's recitation is illustrated with a rush of sensuous nature imagery, beautifully photographed by Mr. Cox and Hans Sonneveld and underscored with a lush soundtrack by Paul Grabowsky."
-- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"Has its share of arresting images."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"Those who are only mildly curious, I fear, will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals."
-- Michael O'Sullivan, WASHINGTON POST
"I've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and I recommend it for its originality alone."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"It's not like having a real film of Nijinsky, but at least it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered."
-- Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY
"Cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos, but there are no movies of Nijinsky, so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge."
-- Sid Smith, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine."
-- Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Certainly no biopic, Nijinsky is short on facts, but long on expression."
-- Susan Walker, TORONTO STAR
"A real snooze."
-- Elizabeth Zimmer, VILLAGE VOICE
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* Certain "Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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