Pina 2011

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: Pina is, in every way, a moving experience. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: The power and intelligence of Bausch's approach, which at times seems more cerebral than sensual, is communicated. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Pina belongs in the rare category of adventurous material matched with a thrillingly immersive form -- suck it, Avatar. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Combines a haunting elegy for the avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch with a wondrously surreal evocation of her work. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A unique and often sublime artistic experience, "Pina" is a 3-D dance film that immerses us in the movement, letting us feel that we could reach out and touch these dancers as they float past us. Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: Pina is ... a marvel, with Wenders making at-times-visionary use of the 3D technology, treating the frame like a stage with multiple planes of action. Read more

Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic: For anyone with an interest in dance, "Pina" is a must-see. For anyone not interested in contemporary dance, "Pina" is a should-see. It could change your mind. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: What the filmmaker has created is an inspired simulacrum - a jewel-box that contains more of Bausch's kinetic soul than film has any right to. Read more

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Crane and steadycam allow Wenders to get so close to the action that in the minimalist Cafe Muller, one's illusion of being on stage is uncanny. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: "Pina"is the best possible tribute to Bausch, and to adventurous image-making. Read more

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Pina is a tribute of an artist by an artist, a friend to a friend. But its great genius comes from the mournful, as well as celebratory, reckoning of the performers Bausch pushed, collaborated with and inspired. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: So this is what 3-D is capable of when used for art rather than the commerce of hiking ticket prices and repurposing cartoons! Read more

Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail: Using 3-D in as ungimmicky a way as possible, Wenders wants simply to immerse viewers in the dance, with all its physicality, protruding collar bones and earthy colours. Read more

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: Wim Wenders' stylish 3D mirrors the bizarrely captivating world of choreographer Pina Bausch. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Whether you're familiar with Pina Bausch's work or not, the new film "Pina" is a knockout. Read more

Jordan Levin, Miami Herald: Watching Pina is like being inside one of Bausch's surreal pieces. Read more

Anthony Lane, New Yorker: The question is, What do you get from Pina that you could not get from watching the Tanztheater live? Answer: More than you could possibly believe. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: An intimate and ravishingly filmed tribute to German dancer Pina Bausch. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: It should appeal to dance mavens, and to folks who have no idea what a pas de deux is. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: This meditation on movement and space, transportation and transcendence is not to be missed. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I watched the film in a sort of reverie. Read more

Daniel Engber, Slate: A movie that does more than demolish the invisible wall between film and dance; it breaks the barrier that intervenes, even at a live performance, between seat and stage. Read more

Caroline Palmer, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A remarkable -- and likely enduring -- tribute to an artist committed to creating dance theater drawn from humanity's deepest physical and emotional reserves. Read more

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Pina" isn't just for dance fans or those curious about the latest in 3-D. It's a celebration of life. Read more

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: An exhilarating experience, both in its celebration of Bausch's groundbreaking work and in the thrilling way that Wenders captures it on camera. Read more

Dave Calhoun, Time Out: The beauty of Wenders's film is that his imagery and gaze on Bausch's work has the same essential, uncluttered and wryly funny quality as the work itself. Read more

Greg Quill, Toronto Star: We are among these dancers in their pain and joy and longing. We hear them breathe, feel the heat of their skin, smell their sweat, sense the pounding of their hearts, the ache in their thighs and feet. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: A tribute to Pina Bausch, one of modern dance's most groundbreaking choreographers, pic lets the artist's work speak for itself via big, juicy slabs of performance. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Pina gives us the supreme pleasure of watching fascinating bodies of widely varying ages in motion, whether leaping, falling, catching, diving, grieving, or exulting. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: What might seem like a convenient bid for publicity - the first 3-D art-house film! - turns out to be the only logical way to showcase the action. Read more