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  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan offers an intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-setting three decades with the company. One of the modern era’s most acclaimed dancers, Whelan was a principal ballerina for NYCB and, over the course of her celebrated career, danced nu...

Directed By: Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger

  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan offers an intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-setting three decades with the company. One of the modern era’s most acclaimed dancers, Whelan was a principal ballerina for NYCB and, over the course of her celebrated career, danced nu...

Directed By: Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger

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100
Jun 7, 2017
As Whelan slowly comes to terms with the loss of her identity, she begins to forge a new one as a contemporary dancer, going on to produce her own performances on a national tour titled “Restless Creature.”
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100
May 23, 2017
The film is inspiring.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
90
May 25, 2017
While acknowledging some missteps (such as jumping into a strenuous project too soon after surgery), Saffire and Schlesinger exhibit Whelan’s grace in dance and in life.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
88
Jul 26, 2017
Restless Creature isn’t a mere celebration of a great artist; it’s a moving portrait of what happens when that artist confronts the possibility of not being able to make that art any more.
By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW
88
Jul 26, 2017
An intimate, often heartbreaking chronicle.
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75
May 25, 2017
It’s sobering enough to witness a dedicated artist facing the possibility of losing his/her ability to create. And yet, Restless Creature is anything but relentlessly downbeat, primarily because Whelan refuses to be cowed by the pressure.
By Kenji Fujishima FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 15, 2017
What little dancing we do see is lovely to watch, but it’s also lovely to see a performer who once seemed to have an iron grip on the barre finally learn how to be gracious and let go.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Got The Shot Films, WW Dance
Release Date May 24, 2017
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Awards

Miami Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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