Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 5, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMar 26, 2014
A spooky, heartbreaking documentary. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleLeba HertzMar 20, 2014
Director Nancy Buirski not only is able to give rare insights into the dance world but a compelling tale of love, friendship and perseverance. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesHedy WeissMar 27, 2014
Strangely haunting, often heartbreaking. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireFeb 7, 2014
While it does profile the work of brilliant dancer, the film also contains two complex and moving love stories as well an account of a physically devastating tragedy followed by an extraordinary tale of struggle and survival. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 10, 2014
Afternoon of a Faun offers privileged glimpses of Le Clercq's life. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 6, 2014
Classical dance great Jacques d’Amboise calls Tanaquil LeClercq’s style a “path to heaven.” And this lovely documentary by Nancy Buirski makes clear that he’s right. Read full review
80
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekFeb 4, 2014
Buirski clearly shows that the spark that made her great couldn't be snuffed out so easily. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughMay 15, 2014
Presents enough teasing glimpses into the dancer’s personal and inner life to demand a fuller picture. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryMar 20, 2014
What’s most fascinating about Afternoon of a Faun — and what the movie could spend more time delving into — is ballet’s grueling and fleeting nature. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelMay 29, 2014
It is the mythic resonance of her story that makes it a worthy subject a documentary. But it is the down-to-earth human touches that make Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq worth watching. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 4, 2014
The movie is unusual for its absence of gossip. Instead it offers hardheaded commentary about the rigors of a dancer’s life and how everyone who chooses a dance career is aware of its brevity. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeFeb 6, 2014
The story is something of a trap: Both irresistibly poignant and an invitation to wallow. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereApr 18, 2014
Watching De Clercq dance is not only what Nancy Buirski’s uneven documentary does to best effect, it helps you understand the movie’s otherwise restrictive emphasis on the men who became obsessed by her, primarily her discoverer and husband George Balanchine and the dancer/choreographer Jerome Robbins. Read full review
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