Björk: Biophilia Live

Name: Björk: Biophilia Live
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: September 26, 2014
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 67

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Cinema Purgatorio | Release Date: September 26, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Icelandic artist, Björk, performs songs from her eighth album with evocative visuals provided by designers from around the world.

Director: Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Guy Lodge

Sep 23, 2014

Bjork’s charm has always hinged on her ability to be guileless and unknowable at once; “Biophilia Live” is no exception. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Sep 23, 2014

You can't help but be impressed by how much it represents a natural, even defensive evolutionary step on its creator's part. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Sep 23, 2014

Strickland and Fenton bring an extra layer of visual invention, smartly expanding on the show's pre-existing video elements and adding their own bespoke cinematic touches. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Oct 9, 2014

For all their layered complexity, the songs can slip into a musical and rhetorical sameness. But the concert's aesthetic power is undeniable. The swirl of sound and motion burns with a bright intensity, not unlike like the onstage Tesla coils that have been reconfigured as instruments. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Sep 25, 2014

As skillful an orchestrator as Björk is, her crescendos and tightly designed wilderness can lose their strength with repetition. But she and her collaborators do make a pretty singing picture with their chosen audiovisual tool set. Read full review

Ian S. Port

Sep 23, 2014

The visual tricks lose their potency before the halfway mark, leaving the energy of Biophilia Live to rise and fall with the music. Read full review

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Rex_richards

Oct 19, 2014

unless you are a bjork fanatic and happen, as in my case to be dragged along to see it, I would be surprised if you didn't spend at least half the 'film' wondering when it was going to end.

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