EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Director Wim Wenders Talks 'Pina'

Monday, 09 January 2012 22:54

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Opening in Los Angeles on January 13th is the critically acclaimed new 3D dance film from German director Wim Wender (Paris, Texas) called Pina. The film presents in 3D some of the most celebrated dance pieces created by the late Pina Bausch, and they are performed by the Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble.

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down and speak with Wim Wender about Pina. The director discussed his new film, why he needed to shoot it in 3D, finding a narrative within the dancing, his unique documentary-style interview process, and the legacy of Pina Bausch.

To watch our exclusive interview with director Wim Wender about Pina, please click on the video player above.

SYNOPSIS:

Pina was shot in 3D to capture the brilliantly inventive dance world of legendary choreographer Pina Bausch. Wenders (Wings of Desire, The Buena Vista Club) had conceived with Bausch a dance film like none seen before, one which would take the fullest advantage yet of new 3D technology to put the viewer deep inside Bausch's playful, thrilling unpredictable pieces. After her untimely death in 2009, Wenders continued with the project, turning it into the most exciting tribute he could imagine. Sensual and visually stunning, Pina uses 3D to remarkable effect, taking the audience into Bausch's work in her imaginative sets (a gliding monorail, a bare stage covered with chairs, a towering man-made waterfall) and powerfully rendering the beauty and sheer physically of the dances and dancers of her Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble.

Pina opens in Los Angeles theaters on January 13th.