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Cunningham

John Cage
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Overview

In the documentary Cunningham, director Alla Kovganh explores the life and times of Merce Cunningham, an American dancer and choreographer who greatly influenced the artform through his distinct style. Focusing on the first 30 years of Cunnigham's career, the film delves into how he started out in the industry and how he developed the techniques he is known for today through music and never-before-seen archives. The film also features recreations of Cunningham's most celebrated works through 3D technology.

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John Cage

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD
  • UPC: 876964016889
  • Genre: DOCUMENTARY
  • Rating: PG (MPAA)
  • Release Date: March 2020

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"What Kovgan's utterly transporting film does, through a thoughtful and dynamic combination of curated material and new performances, is radiate the rapturous power of dance." - 09/06/2019 Hollywood Reporter


"Moscow-born filmmaker Alla Kovgan’s feature debut CUNNINGHAM is what an artform celebrating the very nature and a practitioner of another artform should look and feel like." - 09/08/2019 Variety


4 stars out of 4 -- "[A]n exhilarating testament to documentaries as a boundless form of art." - 12/13/2019 RogerEbert.com


"[A]n excellent introduction to a great body of work that can be hard to get a handle on." - 12/11/2019 New York Times


3 stars out of 4 -- "CUNNINGHAM is no plain biographical documentary: Kovgan’s film, shot in 3D, toys with the structural possibilities of storytelling, always aiming for formally audacious content." - 03/09/2020 Empire


3 stars out of 5 -- "The most exhilarating footage is the black-and-white archive of the young Cunningham dancing with uncanny animal alertness." - 03/11/2020 The Guardian

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