Cunningham

Name: Cunningham
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: December 13, 2019
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Ashley Chen, Brandon Collwes, Carolyn Brown, Cori Kresge, Daniel Madoff

2019

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 13, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Ashley Chen, Brandon Collwes, Carolyn Brown, Cori Kresge, Daniel Madoff, Dylan Crossman, Jennifer Goggans, John Cage, Julie Cunningham, Lindsey Jones

Summary: Cunningham traces Merce Cunningham’s artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944–1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world’s most visionary choreographers. The 3D technology weaves together Merce's philosophies and stories, creating a visceral journeyCunningham traces Merce Cunningham’s artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944–1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world’s most visionary choreographers. The 3D technology weaves together Merce's philosophies and stories, creating a visceral journey into his innovative work. … Expand

Director: Alla Kovgan

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Sheri Linden

Dec 12, 2019

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. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Dec 13, 2019

There’s been nothing quite like Alla Kovgan’s Cunningham, an exhilarating testament to documentaries as a boundless form of art. Read full review

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Liam Lacey

Jan 14, 2020

The film is kinetic and elliptical, with clips from different eras juxtaposed in panels, moving back to a single frame of dancers’ feet, or artfully posed in instants of euphoria. This is a film that makes you want to absorb the language of dance or, at least, immerse yourself in more Merce, which makes this an exemplary introduction to a major twentieth century artist. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Jan 3, 2020

Cunningham adheres to a distinctly romantic approach to the artist: irascible and railing against the hypocrisy of humanity through these wonderful and complicated movements that soar above and beyond. Read full review

Rachel Howard

Jan 2, 2020

In Cunningham, the presentation is riveting. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Mar 27, 2020

While Kovgan, a Russian filmmaker who has made her own contributions to the world of dance through film and performances, has a clear affection and respect for Cunningham, her solo feature debut is unable to do much more than hold him at arm’s length. Read full review

Empire Ella Kemp

Mar 10, 2020

The revolutionary visuals find endless ways to honour the mind of an innovator – but simultaneously risk an overwhelm of aesthetic information, rather than a lucid insight into the anatomy of contemporary dance. Read full review

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