Coco and Igor Stravinski

The music of his "Rites of Spring" opened the film. It was a fabulous beginning sequence, showing how the first performance of this classic as a ballet failed. It was so revolutionary, and the audience was so outraged, they caused a riot. The two main characters were fascinating (Coco especially was unforgettable), the photography truly gorgeous throughout. The sex scenes sizzled - artistically and realistically filmed. I wondered if their affair really happened, or if the movie took major liberties with facts. So I went to Google. According to his bio, Igor had many affairs, and Coco was listed as just one of his possible liasons. According to the movie, his wife, whom he claimed to love, and "need" (she understood his music, and helped him with it!) finally took their children, and left him. (He and his whole family had been living at Coco's lavish country home. Although the bio didn't mention this at all. ) And Coco ended their affair. His music was all consuming for Igor, but his appetite for life was certainly passionate. (It struck me at first that the actor playing the lead, Mads Mikkelson, looked a lot like Jack Palance. The funny "coincidence"- was a scene in which Stravinski does pushups, probably to work off some of that excess energy. I was remembering when Palance appeared on stage and did pushups during an Oscar awards show!) SP