Pina (2011)
Directed by Wim Wenders
Pina is a feature-length dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer, who died in the summer of 2009.
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Genuinely impressive 3D experiences have been few and far between since the first Avatar re-invented the technology; while the extra dimension added documentaries like Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Wim Wenders’ Pina, most Hollywood blockbusters seemed to employ it in effort to distract the viewer from shoddy computer graphics.
The 3-D usage is completely organic and beautiful, the best since Wim Wenders for the dance performances in Pina.
In a career that has attempted everything from powerful love stories that transcend incredible distances (Wings of Desire, Paris, Texas), masterful documentaries (Buena Vista Social Club, Pina), and all matter of cinematic experiments, Perfect Days might be Wenders’ most lovely and vital work in decades, centered around a remarkably restrained and Cannes-winning performances from Koji Yakusho.
Not all of Wenders' films over the years—and he's made many—have had that kind of impact, but documentaries like the 2011 Pina (about choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch) and the more recent Anselm (about the sobering, ruminative work of painter Anselm Kiefer), both rendered in 3D, are proof of his adventurous spirit and his eye for evocative details.