http://jodysperling.com/reviews/wisemans-la-danse/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://jodysperling.com/reviews/wisemans-la-danse/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Denis Pelli Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:23 +0000 http://jodysperling.com/?p=446#comment-2073 yes, that's well put. what's satisfying about the movie is the long continuous cuts of dancers rehearsing. if one brings one's own interest in dance, it's great to see the rehearsal process, showing how things are tweaked to develop the final performance. however, unless one comes to the movie with a high interest in dance, it may be hard to engage, because, as you note, wiseman provides no story at all. from the viewer's perspective, it's just raw footage. however, it is very well shot, by a camera person who has an eye for dance. i was very glad to see it, but i'd only recommend it to dance aficionados. thanks for a thoughtful review. yes, that’s well put. what’s satisfying about the movie is the long continuous cuts of dancers rehearsing. if one brings one’s own interest in dance, it’s great to see the rehearsal process, showing how things are tweaked to develop the final performance. however, unless one comes to the movie with a high interest in dance, it may be hard to engage, because, as you note, wiseman provides no story at all. from the viewer’s perspective, it’s just raw footage. however, it is very well shot, by a camera person who has an eye for dance. i was very glad to see it, but i’d only recommend it to dance aficionados. thanks for a thoughtful review.

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