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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

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The life and career of ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq.

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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

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Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic 05/29/2014
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Peter Keough Boston Globe 05/15/2014
3/4
"Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq" presents enough teasing glimpses into the dancer's personal and inner life to demand a fuller picture. Go to Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 05/08/2014
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. Go to Full Review Bernard Boo Way Too Indie 04/03/2019
8.5/10
Afternoon of a Faun celebrates Tanny's unique physical gifts and profiles her phenomenal career in-depth, it more importantly gives the feeling that we know her. Go to Full Review Eleanor Ringel Cater Saporta Report (Atlanta) 07/07/2017
The film exists as both a chronicle of her astonishing talent and her formidable spirit. Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 11/27/2014
6/10
The film would be valuable for collecting this footage... even if its lapses as documentary cinema and storytelling device were far more serious than they are. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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jake s @Jake000 08/20/2014 Poilo was some scary stuff. See more 07/17/2014 This is a beautiful film on many levels - the Debussy "Afternoon of a Faun" theme music that keeps floating through, all the wonderful telling of the story by friends and dancers that loved Tanaquil Le Clercq, and the really haunting images that span the extremes from ballet practice, to polio wards. This is the story of a fascinating person done beautifully by a director that "gets" it beyond belief. See more 04/10/2014 *** THIS IS A FILM THAT SHOULDN'T BE MISSED *** See more Read all reviews
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Nancy Buirski

Director

Nancy Buirski

Screenwriter

Krysanne Katsoolis

Executive Producer

Derek Britt

Executive Producer

Nancy Buirski

Producer

Ric Burns

Producer

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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

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Movie Info

Synopsis The life and career of ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq.
Director
Nancy Buirski
Producer
Nancy Buirski, Ric Burns
Screenwriter
Nancy Buirski
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Augusta Films, Steeplechase Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 5, 2014, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
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