Wim wenders oscarnominated study of modern dance icon pina bausch. Wenders had been planning the project for years and was two days away from filming when bausch died suddenly, of cancer, in 2009. Now, the reason as to why it has not deserved the full five stars is because the. Synopsis wim wenders has just dedicated a movie to her, called with her name and a phrase that she used to. Wim wenders celebrity profile check out the latest wim wenders photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He takes the audience on a sensual, visually stunning journey of discovery into a new dimension. Jess and moss teaser trailer sundance 2011 berlin film festival. It is a dramatic staging of some of the best pieces of the famous german dancer and choreographer, phillipina pina bausch. Pina is a featurelength dance film in 3d with the ensemble of the. Ost pina trailer original soundtrack full length by real it. Bausch and her tanztheater wuppertal elevated dance into brilliantly.
A film for pina bausch live fast magazine the best of. Wim wenderss documentary pina is a tribute to the german dancer and choreographer pina bausch, who died in 2009. We watch her dance company perform some of her most famous dance sequences. This documentary is concerned with the work of pina bausch. A tribute to the late german choreographer, pina bausch, as her dancers. And what makes the documentary even more enjoyable are the remembrances of pina shared by her dancers. Bauschs work, which may at first glance have seemed brutal and chaotic, now looks classic and darkly comic funnypeculiar. Of all four films, wenderss pina is most revelatory in its use of 3d. Bausch died during the production in 2009, and the.
But, as wim wenders premieres his tribute to the great avantgarde choreographer pina bausch, arthouse audiences may find themselves donning those flattering 3d specs as well. Wenders had conceived with bausch a dance film like none seen before, one which would take the fullest advantage yet of new 3d technology in his exhilarating new film, german. Bausch and her tanztheater wuppertal elevated dance into brilliantly subversive new expressive realms, and in this exhilarating film wenders captures the raw. A documentary about cuban music, the film was the result of a successful collaboration between wenders and musician ry cooder, who had previously supplied the score for the directors paris, texas. A tribute to the late german choreographer, pina bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations. The movie evolves from nicks imminent last hours, to wenders facing the loss of his mentor. The boundless imagination and physical marvels of the work of the german moderndance pioneer pina bausch leap off the screen in this exuberant tribute by wim wenders. The film is scheduled to premiere out of competition at the 61st berlin international film festival. Pina bauschs final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for acclaimed director wim wenders wings of desire, buena vista social club breathtaking tribute to the legendary choreographer. Choreographer pina bausch directorwriter wim wenders. Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting. Wim wenders poignant and beautiful film about the great german dancer and choreographer pina bausch and her extraordinary company tanztheatre wuppertal, who sadly passed away before the completion of the project in 2009, leading to wenders halting the production but thankfully going on to complete it in 2011. Ost pina trailer original soundtrack full length original soundtrack from the trailer of the movie pina by wim wenders this song is called lilies in the valley and composed by.
Filmmaker wim wenders films dancers in motion as a tribute to legendary choreographer pina bausch, who died in 2009. Wenders pays tribute to pina bausch, to some the most important choreographer of the last 40 years. Each has interesting anecdotes about working with pina, and each have such incredible faces. Ranking all of director wim wenderss movies cinema. Even as the movie fleshes out bauschs career, the dancers arent left behind. Triple lp, vinyl only, limited edition album 2015 has been a year of anniversaries and honors for wim wenders, a year full of photography exhibitions and film retrospectives, a year with a big round birthday milestone right at its center, wim s 70 th, which he celebrated in august already in the may of 2015 the idea arose out of wim wenders circle of friends. In the years to come, wenders would remain active behind the camera, directing films like land of. Wim wenders talks with japanese fashion designer yohji yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age. Wim wenders has created a loving, inspiring, and wellcrafted tribute to pina bausch.
Wim wenders welcome to the official site of wim wenders. It is an irony that as he was preparing pina, the choreographer discovered she had cancer. Besides the hugely popular buena vista social club 1999, made with guitarist ry cooder, wenders has made documentaries about artists he admires including musicians on both sides of the atlantic, film directors yasujiro ozu and nicholas. She was a leading dance figure and choreographer in the tanztheater style. Like his compatriot and contemporary werner herzog, wim wenders has alternated fiction with documentary filmmaking across his long career. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the academy award for best documentary feature. Pina is a featurelength dance film in 3d with the ensemble of the tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great german choreographer, who died in. Wim wenders taps into 3d for documentary on pina bausch.
With pina bausch, regina advento, malou airaudo, ruth amarante. Challenged to do justice to the late pina bauschs dancetheater choreographyto make a record of her intrinsically transient work and have it make sense as cinemawenders has created a meditation on perception and sensation, reconsidering both physical and virtual. Pina, the new documentary about the remarkable modern dance deity pina bausch and her tanztheater wuppertal by acclaimed filmmaker wim wenders, is a highly ambitious film. Wim wenders biography, movie highlights and photos. Pina seasons march clip amazing movie for pina bausch by wim wenders. Pina is a 2011 german 3d dance film directed by wim wenders.
In his exhilarating new film, german master wim wenders wings of desire, the buena vista social club shoots in 3d to capture the brilliantly inventive dance world of legendary choreographer pina bausch. Upcoming, new, and past wim wenders movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. In the works, or at least in wenders imagination, for a very long time, it became almost a running joke between bausch and wenders as to the timeframe. Pina capture, in original and striking ways, the beauty and mystery of pina bauschs work by bringing us right inside of it. She was greatly admired by german director wim wenders, who delayed the notion of filming her work until the recent developments in 3d. During the filming of this film, unfortunately, pina bausch died, and wenders. Pina is a germanlanguage film shot in 3d about the art of dancing, directed by wim wenders. Pina tanzt sonst sind wir verloren pina bausch, wim wenders trailer hd by vipmagazin. An official selection of the berlinale, telluride, toronto and new york film festivals, and nominated in 2012 for the oscar for best foreign language film, pina features interviews with and performances by bauschs beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich. Pina bausch was a muchloved german choreographer whose work was unlike anybody elses, incorporating earth, water, stones and city streets into music and movement. W im wenderss deeply intelligent 3d tribute to the work of the modern dance choreographer pina bausch was conceived as a collaboration with her.
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