Bobbi Jene

Name: Bobbi Jene
Genre: Drama, Romance, Documentary
Released: September 22, 2017
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Bobbi Jean Smith, Laura Dern, Ohad Naharin, Or Schraiber

2017

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Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: September 22, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Bobbi Jean Smith, Laura Dern, Ohad Naharin, Or Schraiber

Summary: After a decade of stardom in Israel, American dancer Bobbi Jene decides to leave behind her prominent position at the world-famous Batsheva Dance Company, as well as the love of her life, to return to the U.S. to create her own boundary breaking art. Tracking the personal and professional challenges that await her, Elvira Lind’s filmAfter a decade of stardom in Israel, American dancer Bobbi Jene decides to leave behind her prominent position at the world-famous Batsheva Dance Company, as well as the love of her life, to return to the U.S. to create her own boundary breaking art. Tracking the personal and professional challenges that await her, Elvira Lind’s film lovingly and intimately documents the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. Bobbi Jene delves into what it takes for a woman to gain her own independence in the extremely competitive world of dance and to find self-fulfillment in the process.… Expand

Director: Elvira Lind

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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The Playlist Ally Johnson

May 22, 2017

Bobbi’s failures, goodbyes, successes and reconciliations are beguiling, often heartbreaking to witness, but ultimately, it’s the artist’s thrilling dedication to her craft that offers the most sublime state of grace. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 22, 2017

A treatise on art, ambition, long-distance relationships and the struggles to find one’s own voice, the film unfolds with uncommon grace. Read full review

Elizabeth Zimmer

Sep 21, 2017

Bobbi Jene gives you a taste of how a choreographer works, but mainly registers how she feels. The mostly-female production team stays rigorously focused on her effort to have it all, and on the price she pays. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

May 22, 2017

For a film with such a narrow scope, this one oddly refuses to ask some of the basic questions that might have enriched our understanding. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Oct 5, 2017

There may be an intriguing, perhaps even profound story behind Smith’s growth as a singular artist and woman, but director Elvira Lind keeps too much on the surface, making it hard to invest in Smith’s often esoteric, self-centered journey Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Sep 18, 2017

Elvira Lind's film is closer to an advertisement for Bobbi Jene Smith than a film about the contemporary dancer. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Sep 23, 2017

It doesn't know what it wants to be, or what story it wants to tell. Read full review

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