Muriel Boulay

  • Raoul Ruiz – Mammame (1986)

    1981-1990ArthouseFrancePerformanceRaoul Ruiz

    Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum
    From the Chicago Reader

    Except for The Red Shoes, this shot-by-shot rethinking of a dance performance by the Emile Dubois Dance Group, choreographed by Jean-Claude Gallotta and directed by Raul Ruiz, could be the greatest dance film ever made. Running only 65 minutes, the 1986 film is as much a sensual workout as Ruiz’s Life Is a Dream is an intellectual one; its celebration of pure physicality and movement is as exciting for film lovers as it is for dance enthusiasts. Read More »

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