The problem with contemporary dance is that it can end up as a parody of itself. This film is a band apart, however. Polina resonates with true passion for movement and creativity that is young, fluid and beautiful. It may look like an art film but it's actually more real than that. The struggle to find true expression of herself, the exhausting work to get there are laid out as Polina finds her way from classical to interpretive dance via improv and hip hop. Every time this film comes up on SBS World Movies, I have to dip into it again and I find something new. Europe takes dance to extraordinary heights and this film ends with Polina dancing in a duet of her own exceptional, poetic choreography that will blow you away.
Review of Polina
