“La Danse”: Long, Pretentious
Dance critic — and my former New Yorker boss — Robert Gottlieb has seen “La Danse,” Frederick Wiseman’s new documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet. Gottlieb’s verdict: the flick’s “pretentious” — an overextended “travelogue short.” Meanwhile, the New York Times critic raves. I suspect that Gottlieb’s more accurate here.
