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directed by Wim Wenders
Germany/France/UK 2011
Wim Wenders turns to 3D HD video for this tribute to the late modern dance choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009), featuring performances by several of her dancers on stage, sets, out in the city and the country (it is a tribute to her style that the dance performances themselves seem to segue into one another and the modern moves blend with a diverse array of musical choices. Even without the 3D enhancements, Wenders camera gives the viewer a more dramatic perspective from the front-oriented stage audience with multiple angles and POV shots that give us clearer views of the dancers' expressive faces. Little is imparted about Bausch's upbringing, philosophy, or working methods; however, Bausch (in archival footage) and her students emphasize (in talking heads and voiceovers) that dance is more powerfully evocative than words. It would make a good double feature with Henry Joost and Jody Lee Lipes' filmed recreation of Jerome Robbins' NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ. |
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Theatrical Release: 24 February 2011 (Germany)
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DVD Review: Artificial Eye - Region 0 - PAL
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:39:06 (4% PAL speedup) | |
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1.86:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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Audio | German Dolby Digital 5.1; German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
Subtitles | English, none | |
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Release Information: Studio: Artificial Eye Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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Criterion Blu-ray reviewed HERE Shot on HDCAM in 3D (screened both in 35mm and D-Cinema), PINA comes to UK DVD in 2D, but it is still a ravishing visual and aural experience. Artificial Eye announced a Blu-Ray, which was then canceled (one may still be in the works, but there is no further word). Wenders appears in a short interview that focuses more on the 3D shooting than on Pina Bausch (he reveals that the interview snippets seen and heard in the film were not actually intended for use at all in the final product).
IFC Films have picked up the title for the US, but have not announced a street date for the DVD (and have not mentioned the possibility of a Blu-Ray as yet). Blu-Ray editions are available in Germany (a 2 BD set) and France (2 BDs and a DVD version) |
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