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Last Dance

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Last Dance reviews
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9.5 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by:

Directed by: Mirra Bank

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 12, 2002
DVD: November 23, 2004

Running Time: 84 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks, Robby Barnett, Jonathan Wolken, and Pilobolus

An inside look at one of the most innovative dance companies, the Pilobolus Dance Theatre. This documentary follows the development of the dance from its conception, through the process of improvisation and composition, to the premiere and beyond. (First Run Features)

What The Critics Said

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The New York Times Stephen Holden

One of the thrills of the movie is watching the improvisatory trial-and-error process as the dancers explore psychological themes, contorting their graceful, amazingly limber bodies into visual representations of relationships and emotional states.

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75

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

While it's not a blistering look behind the scenes, Last Dance gives a fuller picture of the creative process than most others of its ilk.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The real highlight is watching the dancers as they progress from their first, tentative improvisations to the final, complex performance.

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75

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

It's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.

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75

New York Post Clive Barnes

Bank's discursive but oddly riveting documentary, Last Dance, offers a glimpse of what was probably the most important, and conceivably the most bitterly contested, collaboration in Pilobolean history.

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70

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

An illuminating glimpse into what goes on in the dance studio.

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63

Boston Globe Christine Temin

Rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results. Last Dance, whatever its flaws, fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether, in this case, that's true.

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60

Village Voice Elizabeth Zimmer

Last Dance is riveting when it focuses on the challenges of crossing a generational divide --The movie loses steam toward the end.

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50

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

Displays, in all its discomfort and occasional fruitfulness, the trouble inherent in aesthetics by committee.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jonathan S. gave it a 10:
Inspiring. Must see.

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