Bolshoi Babylon

Name: Bolshoi Babylon
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 27, 2015
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 61

2015

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: November 27, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.

Director: Mark Franchetti and Nick Read

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Laura Bleiberg

Nov 28, 2015

These twin tracts of darkness and light, the sordid and the sublime, quite effectively submerge the viewer into a closed world. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Nov 28, 2015

Bolshoi Babylon explores the bizarre case in more detail, but grows even more interesting when it examines how this storied cultural institution struggles to survive tempestuous politics both inside and outside the theater walls. Read full review

Time Out London Trevor Johnston

Jan 6, 2016

We’re all set for sparks to fly, but unfortunately reality doesn’t quite live up to the set-up. Read full review

Empire Ian Freer

Jan 11, 2016

More interestingly, it paints the Bolshoi as a microcosm of Russia, in thrall to tradition but beset by greed, backstabbing and corruption. Read full review

Matthew Anderson

Jan 6, 2016

Touching sensitive nerves a little tentatively when a firm prod would have been preferable, Bolshoi Babylon dances around some of the harder issues at hand, remaining inquisitive rather than intrusive and asking more question than it answers Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Nov 28, 2015

“Babylon” actually provides little more than a lot of vague insinuations. Exasperatingly, it doesn’t even offer more detail on the Dmitrichenko affair. Read full review

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