Ghostlight (2003)
5/10
Legendary choreographer Martha Graham's story undone by botched script & direction...but give Richard Move his due as 'Martha'
22 June 2004
Legendary choreographer Martha Graham's story undone by botched script & direction...but give Richard Move his due as 'Martha'. This film screened at the 2nd annual Tribeca film festival in 2003 and at long last is getting a NYC release, since that's where it'll find its most appreciative audience. Unfortunately, this film will only please die-hard fans of Graham and will infuriate those who continually support art-cinema only be disappointed by inept execution. If you enjoy dance, then Robert Altman's "The Company" (now on DVD) gives a better idea of this microcosm of society, and it's directed by a master. In "Ghost Light" (shot on video) was done with the permission of the Graham estate. Martha passed on in 1991, but I'm sure that anyone who passes her memorial when this film opens will distinctly feel the earth move as she rolls in her grave...for dance die-hards only!
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