Its haunting quality is a reminder that Bausch and her generation in Germany lived in the shadow of fascism.

| Mar 1, 2021

The film is an immensely rewatchable work of physical wonders, lensed with perfectly matched visual flair.

| Nov 16, 2020

Dance fans will appreciate Wim Wenders' hypnotic 3-D capture of choreographer Pina Busch's pioneering modern programs.

| Jun 18, 2020

[Pina] capture, in original and striking ways, the beauty and mystery of [Pina] Bausch's work by bringing us right inside of it.

| Mar 14, 2019

Pina aims to confound expectations -- and it does.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 4, 2019

The various ages of the dancers resonates with the changing seasons of the dance, and this becomes the foundation for a survey of a life's work.

| Aug 30, 2018

The spellbinding fusion between dance and documentary proves dance as an incredibly evocative and powerful piece of cinema.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 13, 2018

Instead of being handed facts that could be more readily imparted by a literary biography, we are immersed in [subject Bausch's] startling dance work ... and invited to examine her philosophy and work methods.

| Jan 3, 2018

Flawed as the film may be, it is still a celebration of the art of dance through the spiritual presence of Pina Bausch, one of the great choreographers of the twentieth century.

| Sep 18, 2017

Dance truly is a kind of miracle, isn't it?

| Aug 30, 2017

A stirring and solid tribute to the late dance instructor.

| Original Score: 3.0/5 | Jun 30, 2013

a stark, invigorating reminder that great art never dies with the artist

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 11, 2013

The creative marriage of two real artists, Pina and Wim, turns out better than even a Dale Carnegie bred optimist could hope for

| Original Score: 86/100 | Jul 21, 2012

...as beautiful as it is perplexing.

| Original Score: 86/100 | Apr 29, 2012

Joy, anger, terror, grief - the entire range of human experience can be found in these dances.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 13, 2012

Wenders usa sua prpria forma de expresso artstica (o Cinema) para recriar e enriquecer a obra de Bausch.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 5, 2012

Pina is a celebration of what it is to inspire greatness, a passionate dance of life, love and inspiration that transcends its central figure to become something as timeless, and as hopeful, as the innovative and remarkable woman who inspired it.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 17, 2012

'Undefeated' won the Oscar, but the most truly inspiring of the Documentary Feature nominees is 'Pina.' I know next to nothing about dance, and I was mesmerized.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 9, 2012

Mondern-dance documentary is visually dazzling but it doesn't make the slightest effort to invite the unconverted to the party.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 9, 2012

Watching Pina is like being inside one of Bausch's surreal pieces.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 16, 2012