One of America's most respected documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman, presents a glimpse into the inner workings of a respected ballet company in 2009's La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet. Wiseman and his camera crew traveled to France and watched from the sidelines as the company's choreographers and dancers (among them Emilie Cosette, Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Benjamin Pech, Laëtitia Pujol, and Wilfried Romoli) worked out the details of the major pieces for their 2008 program. In addition to the dancers honing their craft, Wiseman trains his eye on the people backstage who help make the ballet a reality, from the artistic directors and financiers who raise the funds to pay for the production to the stage crew who build the sets and the cleaning crew who sweep up after the show. La Danse was Wiseman's second film about classical dance, after 1995's Ballet (which documented a year in the life of the American Ballet Theater); it received its North American premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, RoviIf You Love this movie you can streaming La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris Full Movie Online without downloading HERE
Movie Title : La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris
Release Date : Nov 4, 2009 Wide
Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Musical & Performing Arts,Documentary
Actors For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris
Pierre Lacotte,Ghislaine Thesmar,Wilfried Romoli,Aurelie Dupont,Wayne McGregor,Laëtitia Pujol,Marie-Agnès Gillot,Benjamin Pech,Brigitte Lefevre,Emilie CosetteNewVisitor Ranting & Critics For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris
User Ranting Movie La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris : 3.5User Percentage For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris : 73 %
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All Critics Ranting For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris : 7.5
All Critics Count For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris : 50
All Critics Percentage For La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris : 88 %
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Review For Movie La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris
La Danse is an example of cinema at its most musical, an awe-inspiring celebration of body, mind and movement.David Jenkins-Time Out
What's missing is a sense of who the dancers are as people and it makes La Danse feel like it has missed some crucial steps.
Linda Barnard-Toronto Star
It is an insider's look at the ballet, but one that only an insider will get the most out of.
Richard Nilsen-Arizona Republic
A unique kind of magic: a documentary about the work in art that is itself a work of art.
Wesley Morris-Boston Globe
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, Frederick Wiseman's astoundingly beautiful documentary, has sumptuous delights to satisfy every balletomane.
John R. Killacky-San Francisco Chronicle
Captures the fleeting beauty of ballet in dozens of miniature portraits, each quietly soaring. This movie just goes up there and stays there, and it's magical.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
La danse is as good a way as any to discover the extraordinary combination of control, strength, precision, beauty and art that goes into creating ballet.
Thomas Caldwell-Cinema Autopsy
Yes it's long, but like the seven ballet productions it follows, La Danse prizes meticulous, exhaustive and downright entrancing precision...Indeed, La Danse is a film that makes you profoundly grateful documentaries exist.
Alice Tynan-Concrete Playground
I warn you, this film is long. Two hours and forty minutes worth. Dance gives it its constant pulse, while it builds, slowly. It will reward your patience, it may even make new converts to dance as an art form.
Julie Rigg-MovieTime, ABC Radio National
It's not just boring, though, it's heart-breaking. Even hardcore fans of ballet might find themselves checking their e-mails or nipping out for another bucket of popcorn.
Jim Schembri-The Age (Australia)
Wiseman has captured the experience of wandering through a living gallery of performance, adroitly defining not only why ballet is one of the most beautiful of human endeavours, but also why it is the most impenetrable of all our art forms.
Simon Foster-sbs.com.au
A mesmerising 160-minute portrait of ballet as art, ballet as business and, most importantly of all, ballet as a way of life.
Leigh Paatsch-Herald Sun (Australia)
Long, graceful, quietly exhilarating.
Philippa Hawker-The Age (Australia)
While there's insight to be gained, this overly long and often mundane doco is unlikely to spark an interest in the general viewer.
Annette Basile-FILMINK (Australia)
[It reminds] us in our amateur celebrity talent show-dominated times of what genuine artistic talent looks like.
Alistair Harkness-Scotsman
Even if you don't know your pliés from your jétes, it's impossible not to be impressed by the athleticism, agility and stamina on display, though the star of the show is the ballet's imperious artistic director, Brigitte Lefèvre.
Tom Dawson-Total Film
It is interesting up to a point, unfortunately it's a point that is reached long before the lengthy running time is even halfway over.
Phelim O'Neill-Guardian [UK]
Don't be put off by the film's 153-minute running time - La Danse is utterly engrossing and a must-see for ballet and documentary enthusiasts alike.
Jason Wood-Little White Lies
Beautifully shot and compelling in parts but a love of classical dance helps.
David Parkinson-Empire Magazine
A completely addictive, seemingly relaxed and formless ramble through weeks of rehearsal and performance footage.
Antonia Quirke-Financial Times
The climactic performance sequences are mesmerising, with John Davey's camera capturing the kinetic energy and athletic grace of the dancers with Degas-like reverence.
David Parkinson-Radio Times
From wardrobe to makeup to the cafeteria (rather unappetizing fare for French cuisine), La Danse is a dream come true for dance-junkies whose fantasy is to sniff around backstage uninhibited. For the rest, resonant moments come at a snail's pace.
Jim Slotek-Jam! Movies
It's just endless performance footage, indulgently edited together, and it soons proves exhausting. Not "I just danced on the balls of my feet for three hours" exhausting, but exhausting nonetheless.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Challenging as well as informative...a strong addition to an already impressive body of work.
Frank Swietek-One Guy's Opinion
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A film by Frederick Wiseman following the ins and outs of 7 ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.TagLine La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris Paris Opera Documentary
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