Chantal Akerman, whose shots can sometimes feel like the go on too long, whose gaze can occasionally feel unbearable, who lets the camera linger until it feels as though we don't really have permission to keep looking, films Pina Bausch's Tanzteater Wuppertal at work. Bausch's choreography is repetitive and can be painful or difficult. It's a perfect marriage of choreographer and filmmaker. Akerman's work makes here makes it seem as though all of life is choreographed by Pina Bausch. The backstage footage of the dancers simply doing small things like smoking or fixing their hair even seems like Bausch choreography. I loved this.
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