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Synopsis: An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment in which a black American who has married a Russian woman lives with her. He is to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again, but he wishes to escape, but can he trust the American?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
PG-13
Year:
1985
136 min
686 Views


So Moscow approved your plan?

Is it night?

Yes.

These white nights

would drive me crazy.

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

Raymond! Raymond! Raymond!

Sister, that Porgy ain't gonna be

no witness now.

They gonna lock him up in jail.

Lock him up?

Ain't nobody home now but Bess

and old Sportin' Life

giving you the stuff for scare

away them lonesome blues.

Happy dust!

I ain't want none of that stuff.

Take that stuff away, buzzard.

And remember, there's plenty more

where that came from.

Listen.

Showoff American bastard.

Tamara, calm down.

Ah.

Hey, pretty baby.

What's your name?

I'm not that kind of girl.

I won't tell you.

You won't tell me, huh?

No, I won't.

Then I'll kiss it out of you.

You were very good, Raymond.

Colonel Chaiko.

Long time, no see.

What are you doing here?

Business.

Great play, isn't it?

So much ahead of its time.

Very neglected in America, I'm told.

Raymond, Raymond, Raymond!

They really like you.

Thanks.

We wanna do West Side Story next.

Oh.

I saw it in New York.

The original cast. Years ago.

Marvelous. Marvelous.

A very accurate picture

of the race conflict in America.

You should perform it in Moscow.

You should come back to Moscow,

both of you.

Maybe something

can be worked out.

That'd be great.

Standing out there tonight,

watching you,

and I remember

when you first got here.

How scared you were

at that first press conference.

Your beautiful interpreter

was already at your side.

I think I have to take a lot of credit

for bringing you together.

Funny, the way things turn out.

I remember when you said, "I don't

know how to say it," and I said:

Say what is in your heart.

People were so moved

by your heroism.

I'll never forget that day.

Long time ago.

Seems like yesterday.

I couldn't get in touch with you...

I was so busy.

But when I learned that I'm going

to be in this godforsaken area,

I just had to see you.

There's something you can do for me.

I'll wait outside.

He's waiting outside for us.

What is he doing here?

Why are you talking to him?

I don't want him in our lives again.

Did you hear what he said?

He can help us get back home.

I think he helped us enough already.

Don't worry about this now.

Everything's gonna be all right.

"Raymond, your beautiful interpreter

was already standing by your side. "

There's a large haematoma here.

Evidence of a concussion,

swelling of the brain.

What's your opinion, Art?

From the evidence of these x-rays, it would be an

idiot risk to move him. He could very well be in a coma.

How do we know

these are his x-rays?

You got to insist that they release

him to us. We have to go there.

There's not a chance. I've tried.

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James Goldman

James Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American screenwriter and playwright, and the brother of screenwriter and novelist William Goldman. more…

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