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Documentary on the great American Ballerina Wendy Whelan, who prepares to take her final bow after three decades with New York...
Documentary on the great American Ballerina Wendy Whelan, who prepares to take her final bow after three decades with New York City Ballet.
"In 1984, Wendy Whelan joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice; by 1991, she had been promoted to Principal Dancer. She quickly became a revered and beloved figure throughout the dance world. Wrote Roslyn Sulcas, “her sinewy physicality, her kinetic clarity, and her dramatic, otherworldly intensity have created a quite distinct and unusual identity.” Linda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger’s film follows this extraordinary artist throughout a passage of life that all dancers must face, when she must confront the limitations of her own body and adapt to a different relationship with the art form she loves so madly." (New York Film Festival)
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"What little dancing we do see is lovely to watch, but it's also lovely to see a performer who once seemed to have an iron grip on the barre finally learn how to be gracious and let go."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Her disarming combination of humility and honesty, making light of heavy emotions without concealing their true weight, has much to do with how this affecting film portrait can sneak up on you."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An intimate and engaging chronicle of her final months with the New York City Ballet."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The film assembles a full-bodied appreciation of her contribution to the art and the profound respect she commands within the field."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterRestless Creature: Wendy Whelan | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
