
In Crazy Horse, he pulls back the curtain on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, a landmark that has prided itself as "the best nude dancing show in the world" since 1951. Le Crazy Horse sets itself apart from the average strip club by adhering to exacting standards in choreography, lights and physiques. The erotic revue is composed of songs and sequences that blend traits of old-fashioned burlesque, Bob Fosse and Cirque du Soleil, designed not only for the enjoyment of men, but also co... (Full plot summary below)
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In Crazy Horse, he pulls back the curtain on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, a landmark that has prided itself as "the best nude dancing show in the world" since 1951. Le Crazy Horse sets itself apart from the average strip club by adhering to exacting standards in choreography, lights and physiques. The erotic revue is composed of songs and sequences that blend traits of old-fashioned burlesque, Bob Fosse and Cirque du Soleil, designed not only for the enjoyment of men, but also couples.
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| About.comJennifer MerinDon't walk. Don't trot. Gallup to see Frederick Wiseman's reveal all documentary about Paris' Crazy Horse, home of the world's most famous and classiest nude review. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe idea is to be erotic, seductive, but often, through Wiseman's unforgiving lens, the effect is more anatomical, aloof, amusing. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeWiseman's methodology favors the vocal, so we hear more from the choreographers and the directors than we do from the actual performers, and that somewhat throws off the balance of what we learn about the goings-on here. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayAnyone could make a film about a theater full of naked women; only Wiseman would take equal interest in the person who handles the ticket-ordering, and the one who makes sure there's a bottle of champagne on every table. |
| New YorkerDavid DenbyThe French creators of the dance numbers take their work very seriously; they speak of it in terms that would have shamed George Balanchine. That they are sincere in their ideas, however, doesn't mean that they aren't provincial in their own way and long out of date; nor does it mean, to our astonishment, that their show isn't repetitive, solemn, and slightly boring. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldIt's a fascinating behind-the-scenes view, right down to the delivery man who blandly deposits a bag of takeout backstage. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumCompleting his wonderful French cultural trilogy that also includes portraits of the Comédie-Fran¸aise and the Paris Opera Ballet, indefatigable documentarian Frederick Wiseman freely, unobtrusively prowls the joint to create a movie that respects the serious work involved in simulating the sensations of pleasure. |
| Movie DearestFr. Chris CarpenterGives viewers an unparalleled backstage look. (The film) should be required viewing for adult students of direction and choreography for both theatre and film thanks to its excellent treatment of the critical subject of artistic choices. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinWiseman's camera seems to be unabashedly enjoying the garish spectacle it's taking in, while at the same time offering an implicit critique of the narrow definition of beauty and the commodification of flesh embodied by the Crazy Horse aesthetic. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfWiseman seizes the essence of an iconic institution, viewing the inner workings and end product of this concentrated creative energy. Crazy Horse is an illuminating delight. |