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  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Mr. Gaga is a unique documentary experience that tells the story of the internationally acclaimed choreographer Ohad Naharin, who created the daring form of dance and “movement language” Gaga. When he was 22, he was invited to perform with the prestigious Martha Graham dance company, and attended Juilliard and the School of American Ball...

Directed By: Tomer Heymann

Written By: Tomer Heymann

  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 40 m

Mr. Gaga

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary Mr. Gaga is a unique documentary experience that tells the story of the internationally acclaimed choreographer Ohad Naharin, who created the daring form of dance and “movement language” Gaga. When he was 22, he was invited to perform with the prestigious Martha Graham dance company, and attended Juilliard and the School of American Ball...

Directed By: Tomer Heymann

Written By: Tomer Heymann

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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88
Mar 2, 2017
Gaga looks like fun, but the soul-revealing “Mr. Gaga” makes clear the sacrifice Naharin’s dedication has exacted from family and dancers alike.
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83
Feb 6, 2017
The dancing alone is worth the price of admission, and Naharin is a dynamic if somewhat aloof subject.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 9, 2017
If you are familiar with his mesmerizing work, nothing more need be said; if you’re not, this feast of dance illustrates why others are.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 9, 2017
In performance and rehearsal clips, Heymann’s saturated cinematography captures the raw physicality and emotion of Naharin’s work, and the way he cajoles, demeans and seduces his dancers.
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75
Mar 9, 2017
Slowly it emerges that Gaga is Naharin’s “dance language,” a way of expressing one’s inner being through external movement. Gaga is dada — for dancers.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 1, 2017
The result here may not be fully revealing of his process, but it’s as close as we’re going to get.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 1, 2017
A more finely focused treatment would have made a much better summation of, or introduction to, Mr. Naharin’s work.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Heymann Brothers Films, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE, AVROTROS, Sveriges Television (SVT)
Release Date Feb 1, 2017
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Tagline A True Story of Love and Dance
Website https://www.facebook.com/MrGagaTheFilm/
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Awards

Reykjavik International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Aspen Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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