Susanne Bartsch: On Top

Name: Susanne Bartsch: On Top
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: September 7, 2018
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Susanne Bartsch

2018

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The Orchard | Release Date: September 7, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Susanne Bartsch

Summary: A feature documentary exploring NYC culture through the influence of nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch.

Director: Alexander Smith and Anthony Caronna

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

In Anthony and Alex’s capable hands, the Susanne Bartsch legacy endures just as brightly as it began. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

The film parks her at the center of a universe that was and is all about gender tolerance and inclusion, even if one doubts her claims of a “post ‘velvet rope'” party ethos. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Sep 7, 2018

Rich in personal archival footage and first-hand accounts. It’s as if every other clip in the movie is a peek into a bygone era. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 29, 2018

The film makes it evident that Bartsch has been a seminal figure in a subculture that, despite her continuing efforts, has come to feel sadly diminished. Read full review

David Noh

Sep 7, 2018

The approach, while admittedly daring, leaves the game viewer, although certainly dazzled by much of the footage, rather wanting more than Bartsch verbalizing the arc of her life and ambitions, yes, but in a distorted layered and overlapping soundtrack that, intentionally, is not always decipherable. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 6, 2018

What Susanne Bartsch: On Top makes clear is that the art of being seen, as facilitated by Bartsch, can carry unexpectedly poignant depth. Read full review

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