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Breath Made Visible

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American dance pioneer Anna Halprin helped redefine modern art through her belief in her medium's power to heal and teach.

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Cath Clarke Guardian She still dances beautifully, with dignity and the intensity to the marrow that takes your breath away. Rated: 3/5 Jul 7, 2011 Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine An amazing woman, a less than amazing film. Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2011 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Breath Made Visible is an admiring documentary portrait of Anna Halprin, a woman so remarkable it is hard to fit her into the confines of a film, let alone a sentence. Rated: 4/5 May 6, 2010 Full Review Marty Mapes Movie Habit Cutting-edge artists require more sure-footed guides than you'll find in Breath Rated: 2/4 May 31, 2010 Full Review Michael Fox L.A. Weekly It's no small feat to make a legend life-sized and accessible without dispelling her greatness and mystique, yet Gerber pulls off a delicate tightrope act with relaxed ease. May 6, 2010 Full Review Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics A rare chance to see Anna Halprin at work over the last 50 years. Not the same as seeing her in person but close. Rated: 8/10 May 3, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Magnificent! What an incredible woman. This film manages to capture why modern dance may be my favorite art form. I see it as using the body as the medium and space as the canvas in which the performer creates an abstraction of some aspect of life which the audience then is free to interpret in a very personal way. There were so many beautiful images in this documentary and at several times I found myself wiping away tears of pleasure at the sheer magnitude of the emotions being portrayed. I would love to own this one to remind myself that it is never too late, that one is never too old, to find beauty in nature and to express it through dance. I absolutely loved this and give it five stars! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I'd never heard of Anna Halprin. Interesting, but weird movie and subject content. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful, inspiring documentary about dance pioneer Anna Halprin, whose free-flowing, improvisational style both scandalized and revolutionized modern dance. Examines both her life and her sources of inspiration, "Breath Made Visible" is a haunting portrait of a singular and brilliant artist. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member fantastic and uplifting this doc details the life and career of dance artist, the unique vanguard anna halprin. lovely and touching the journey the film takes you on does manage to reach the core and leaves you changed by looking at life through her eyes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis American dance pioneer Anna Halprin helped redefine modern art through her belief in her medium's power to heal and teach.
Director
Ruedi Gerber
Producer
Ruedi Gerber
Production Co
ZAS Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.4K
Runtime
1h 22m
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