If It Were Love, 2020. Directed by Patric Chiha. SYNOPSIS: Documentary exploring the process of constructing a dance piece inspired by 1990s rave culture. Dance is inherently cinematic. In fact, the widescreen delight of elaborate bodily contortions has featured in a number of movies at this year’s LFF, including the booze-soaked Danish drama Another Round […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – If It Were Love
If It Were Love, 2020. Written and directed by Patric Chiha. Starring Gisèle Vienne. SYNOPSIS: They are fifteen young dancers of various origins and horizons. They are touring “Crowd,” Gisèle Vienne’s dance piece on the ’90s rave scene. Following them from theatre to theatre, If It Were Love documents their work as well as their strange, […]
