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Director: Frederick Wiseman
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From Time Out Online
Another year, another mesmerising piece of coolly-objective documentary surveillance from the master, Frederick Wiseman. Here he escorts his dinky crew to Paris's (in)famous Crazy Horse erotic review club and trains his cameras on the wads of naked flesh, slathered in gaudy lighting (and even gaudier garments) and paraded nightly on its modest stage. As Wiseman has us examine the athletic and erotic forms the human body can take as well as the industry that cultivates and profits from those shapes, the film feels like it could become part of a trilogy with his 2009 film about the Paris Opera Ballet, 'La Danse' and 2010's 'Boxing Gym'. And Wiseman's careful editing and non-interventionist stance means he often gives the purportedly tasteful venue enough rope to hang itself with. Its cheesy veneer is seen clearest in a hilarious scene where the girls record a lackluster novelty anthem for one of their brash new numbers.Author: David Jenkins
Time Out Online London Film Festival 2011
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