Doc ALERT: Right now on PBS *Channel 13 in NYC) Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun is playing .. it made my top 10 of Docs of 2013. FIrst shown at the New York Film Festival .. insight look at one of the great Ballerinas of the 20th century..tragedy happen ...bold face names are all over this doc by Nancy Buirski .... and it is fascinating to learn who remain her friend and who dance on .... an American Master/KING LORBER film..... it is also viewable on the PBS American Masters website
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Reel Deal: Movies That Matter : Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq dir Nancy Buirski pub 2/1/2014 Westview News
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq dir Nancy Buirski
Nancy Buirski follows up her award-winning The Loving Story with this sensitive documentary about the prima ballerina wife of George Balanchine. It is a portrait of a dancer and wife who, at 27, contracts polio which prevents her from ever dancing again. Tanaquil le Clercq has to figure out who she is both in the world and in particular to her husband. To her credit director, does not allow the larger than life George Balanchine and his world to suck up the screen. When a dancer can no longer dance, particularly at the peak of her career, her whole identity is challenged. This lovely work looks at how she adjusts or doesn't. For any high art viewer, it is also an intimate look at the world of dance when Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Tanaquil's best friend, ruled. Maintaining a respectful tone, Buirski allows us to see a nuanced world of art and personal drama
Nancy Buirski talks about her film:
Nancy Buirski follows up her award-winning The Loving Story with this sensitive documentary about the prima ballerina wife of George Balanchine. It is a portrait of a dancer and wife who, at 27, contracts polio which prevents her from ever dancing again. Tanaquil le Clercq has to figure out who she is both in the world and in particular to her husband. To her credit director, does not allow the larger than life George Balanchine and his world to suck up the screen. When a dancer can no longer dance, particularly at the peak of her career, her whole identity is challenged. This lovely work looks at how she adjusts or doesn't. For any high art viewer, it is also an intimate look at the world of dance when Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Tanaquil's best friend, ruled. Maintaining a respectful tone, Buirski allows us to see a nuanced world of art and personal drama
Nancy Buirski talks about her film:
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