Pina-2011

Director Wim Wenders

Starring Pina Bausch

Scott’s Review #426

Reviewed June 21, 2016

Grade: C-

Pina (2011), a documentary, is a dedication to famed German choreographer Pina Bausch.

Unfortunately, the documentary and the way it is made is a major disappointment.

I respect that Pina is a tribute to a talented artist, but as a documentary itself, it is a complete bore. I learned nothing about the art of dance or Pina Bausch herself.

The entire one hour and forty-five minutes (quite lengthy by documentary standards) consists of a troupe of dancers performing a series of numbers with little or no explanation of what they are doing or what the dances mean.

Mixed in with the dances are brief snippets of commentary from the dancers expressing how sorry they are that Pina Bausch has died.

Nice tribute, but any viewer attempting to learn about the art form or artist is left clueless.

Oscar Nominations: Best Documentary-Feature