Crazy Horse, documentary on Parisian cabaret club opens 3/2 Shattuck Cinemas-Berk March 2, 2012

If you're into burlesque, you will adore Crazy Horse, a documentary on the Parisian cabaret club that specializes in the art of risqué.

Celebrated documentary director Frederick Wiseman spent ten weeks with his camera exploring one of the most mythic places dedicated to women: THE CRAZY HORSE. Over the years this legendary Parisian cabaret club, founded in 1951 by Alain Bernardin, has become, the Parisian... nightlife ‘must’ for any visitors, ranking alongside the Eiffel Tower and The Louvre. Wiseman’s impeccable eye allows us to enter into this intriguing international temple of the Parisian club world and to discover what makes the Crazy Horse tick: elegance, perfectionism and a grueling schedule (with two shows a night and three on Saturdays, seven days a week).

The film follows the rehearsals and performances for a new show called “DÉSIRS,” staged by Philippe Decouflé, a celebrated French choreographer, as well as the backstage preparations of the dancers (make-up and costume fittings) and also the various issues involved in the planning of the show and the administration of the club. The show DÉSIRS is an artistic, modern, humorous and colorful spectacle that is the pinnacle of ‘nude chic.’
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"A reminder of what a documentary can be." - A.O. Scott/The New York Times

"The artistic impulse and visual creativity behind the numbers here confirms the appeal the Crazy Horse has for both men and women... One could simply experience the film as a warm, gentle, seductive shower of similar but ever-changing images and be happy with that.” - Todd McCarthy/Hollywood Reporter

“The most artful sort of eye candy.” - Steve Dollar/Wall Street Journal

“CRITICS’ PICK! Eye-popping, sensual, engrossing and mesmerizing” - Miranda Siegel/New York Magazine

"A WORK OF ART! A reminder of what a documentary can be." - A.O. Scott/The New York Times

“From the first shot of a shadow puppet to the lavish displays of topless dancers gyrating in sync, CRAZY HORSE announces itself as a study of delicate motion.” - Eric Kohn/IndieWIRE(Included in IndieWIRE's "13 To Watch" festival preview)

The film’s running time is 128 minutes; it is not rated. In French; fully subtitled in English