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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Directed by
Nancy Buirski
Not Rated
2013
1h 31m
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7.2
90%
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A mesmerizing portrait of legendary ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq - muse to both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins - whose career was cut short by polio at the age of 27.
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Cast of Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Michael Stuhlbarg
Jerome Robbins (voice)
Marianne Bower
Tanaquil Le Clercq (voice)
Nancy Buirski
Director / Writer / Producer
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Kerry Lengel
It is the mythic resonance of her story that makes it a worthy subject a documentary. But it is the down-to-earth human touches that make "Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq" worth watching.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
"Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq" presents enough teasing glimpses into the dancer's personal and inner life to demand a fuller picture.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
This 2013 profile of famed ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq divides its running time between biographical information and synopses of creative achievements, but it doesn't aspire to anything more than the sum of its parts.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
LeClerq, who lived her later years with a fierce independence, died in 2001; in this thoughtful, quiet film, she lives on.
ReviewExpress.com
Jean Lowerison
Reminds us what the ballet world had for a time.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
A hopelessly insular work [that] affirms the talent of its subject, but frustratingly fails to establish a cleanly delineated backdrop or emotional throughline for a general audience.
It's Just Movies
Ron Wilkinson
A fascinating story of American ballet and one of the greatest ballerinas in the world.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
It interviews friends and confidants, provides glimpses of what she was like as a person and, best of all, shows us clips of her dancing, which tell us so much of what we need to know.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
A spooky, heartbreaking documentary about Tanny le Clercq.
SF Weekly
Jonathan Kiefer
Buirski easily affirms that the dancer's angular sensuality was but one aspect of her enduring creative power.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rick Nelson
Mythic, indeed.
Chicago Sun-Times
Hedy Weiss
[A] strangely haunting, often heartbreaking new documentary.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
What's most fascinating about "Afternoon of a Faun" - and what the movie could spend more time delving into - is ballet's grueling and fleeting nature.
San Francisco Chronicle
Leba Hertz
Director Nancy Buirski not only is able to give rare insights into the dance world but a compelling tale of love, friendship and perseverance.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ellen Dunkel
Buirski takes us on an emotional journey, although the start may seem slow to people unfamiliar with the ballet world or Le Clercq's story.
New York Post
Farran Smith Nehme
Flawed as it is, no balletomane should miss this one.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Classical dance great Jacques d'Amboise calls Tanaquil LeClercq's style a "path to heaven." And this lovely documentary by Nancy Buirski makes clear that he's right.
RogerEbert.com
Godfrey Cheshire
While it does profile the work of brilliant dancer, the film also contains two complex and moving love stories as well an account of a physically devastating tragedy followed by an extraordinary tale of struggle and survival.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
It offers hardheaded commentary about the rigors of a dancer's life and how everyone who chooses a dance career is aware of its brevity.
Village Voice
Stephanie Zacharek
Even in a wheelchair, Le Clercq, who died in 2000 at age 71, commands authority with little more than her captivating, wicked smile.
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