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stories can be told without saying a single sentence." W. Wenders
Yesterday I went to the movies and saw Wim Wenders' Pina. I was quite reluctant to see it as I have never been a big fan of Wenders' films, but my friend M. talked me into seeing it, and guess what? it's a must see, really!
The trailer doesn't really do justice to film but here it is.
This tribute to Pina Bausch is simply amazing, and it is the first time that I do see the point of a 3 D movie!
The choreographies are terrific, but Wenders' camera worked magic to enhance them when they are shown on stage (but then it isn't a filmed play, it's a "fake" performance with a fake audience) and also to bring them out of the theatre, in the streets and outdoor places of Wuppertal, in the the wide world.
Of course you can watch extracts from the film online (see the embedded vid below) but you can't fully grasp the experience of seeing it in a theatre with the 3D spectacles on your nose; the 3D is a great trick then either to make us join the dancers on stage, and be part of Pina's world of moves, or to draw the dancers outside, into our world.
The dancing sequences, either staged indoor or outdoor, are interspersed with portraits (rather than interviews for there's just a face and an intense gaze and a voice-over) of the company members, and there are also few archive shootage showing Pina herself (films within the film, and therefore shown as such).
So the film is much more than a mere documentary on Pina Bausch's creations and on her fellowship – although that side is really interesting as you can guess the strong relationships between Pina and the members of her company ( she was something of a guru in the Tanztheate! ) , it's a work of art per se, a pure elegy.
There's a little bit of Pina Bausch in Wim Wenders but, at the end of the day, Pina isn't her show but his.
If you like dance, theatre, movies and art, go and see it!
http://culturevisuelle.org/regard/archives/606
Yesterday I went to the movies and saw Wim Wenders' Pina. I was quite reluctant to see it as I have never been a big fan of Wenders' films, but my friend M. talked me into seeing it, and guess what? it's a must see, really!
The trailer doesn't really do justice to film but here it is.
This tribute to Pina Bausch is simply amazing, and it is the first time that I do see the point of a 3 D movie!
The choreographies are terrific, but Wenders' camera worked magic to enhance them when they are shown on stage (but then it isn't a filmed play, it's a "fake" performance with a fake audience) and also to bring them out of the theatre, in the streets and outdoor places of Wuppertal, in the the wide world.
Of course you can watch extracts from the film online (see the embedded vid below) but you can't fully grasp the experience of seeing it in a theatre with the 3D spectacles on your nose; the 3D is a great trick then either to make us join the dancers on stage, and be part of Pina's world of moves, or to draw the dancers outside, into our world.
The dancing sequences, either staged indoor or outdoor, are interspersed with portraits (rather than interviews for there's just a face and an intense gaze and a voice-over) of the company members, and there are also few archive shootage showing Pina herself (films within the film, and therefore shown as such).
So the film is much more than a mere documentary on Pina Bausch's creations and on her fellowship – although that side is really interesting as you can guess the strong relationships between Pina and the members of her company ( she was something of a guru in the Tanztheate! ) , it's a work of art per se, a pure elegy.
There's a little bit of Pina Bausch in Wim Wenders but, at the end of the day, Pina isn't her show but his.
If you like dance, theatre, movies and art, go and see it!
http://culturevisuelle.org/regard/archives/606