RESET

OUT NOW / CERT PG / 110 MINS DIRECTORS Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai CAST Benjamin Millepied, Nico Muhly, Virginia Gris, Letizia Galloni

DESIGNED TO PRESENT a backstage account of Black Swan star Benjamin Millepied’s first original work as dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet, this is a superficial documentary that says more about its makers than its subject. forever pursuing crises and conflicts with creative, administrative and technical staff that simply never materialise, the co-directors waste their access to Millepied by reducing his rehearsal sessions to fragmented montages that fail to capture the energy of the dance or its narrative or thematic significance. Cluttering the screen with captions and imposing a countdown that generates no suspense whatsoever, this is a pale imitation of frederick Wiseman’s La Danse.