Riot at the Rite poster

Movie · 2005

Riot at the Rite

Released 18 October 2005 90 min Drama / History More from 2005 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', danced by the Ballet Russes. The rehearsal process is extremely fraught: the orchestra dislike Stravinsky's harsh, atonal music; the dancers dislike the 'ugly' choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. The volatile, bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballet Russes' charismatic but manipulative impresario. Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinsky's success in 'L'apres-midi d'un faune'. Finally, 'The Rite of Spring' premieres to a gossip-loving, febrile, fashion-conscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Peter Copley
as Patron
90
Richard Hope
as Grigoriev
52
Griff Rhys Jones
as Astruc
51
Alex Jennings
as Sergei Diaghilev
48
Philip Herbert
as Antoine
48
Steve Pemberton
as Critic
38
Jonathan Aris
as Jean Cocteau
34
Aidan McArdle
as Igor Stravinsky
34
Adam Garcia
as Vaslav Nijinsky
32
Christian McKay
as Pierre Monteux
31
Rachael Stirling
as Marie Rambert
28
André Schneider
as Ivory
27
Emma Pierson
as Romola
24
Naomi Wattis
as Lydia
Unknown
Sara Dee
as Lady Hysteria
Unknown
Philip Battley
as Bassoonist
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
66years between the oldest and youngest billed
90Peter Copley — oldest on the call sheet
24Emma Pierson — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast
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