One Day Pina Asked...

Name: One Day Pina Asked...
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1989-07-07
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Pina Bausch, Chantal Akerman, Nazareth Panadero, Dominique Mercy, Lutz Förster

1989·Documentary·57m

7.5

★

Chantal Akerman followed famous Choreographer Pina Bausch and her company of dancers, The Tanzteater Wuppertal, for five weeks while they were on tour in Germany, Italy and France. Her objective was to capture Pina Bausch's unparalleled art not only on stage by behind the scenes.

Directed by Chantal Akerman

dance

backstage

choreographer

choreography

modern dance

woman director

IMDB

N/A

Letterboxd

3.9 / 5

Cast

Pina Bausch

Self

Chantal Akerman

Self (uncredited)

Crew

Chantal Akerman

Director

Babette Mangolte

Director of Photography

Jean Minondo

Sound

Popular Reviews

6 reviews

Gustavo Barros

7.0★ · 11/28/25

A dança enquanto a performance da expressão, o amor talvez esteja na repetição? No encontrar dos corpos? Na individualidade de cada um em constante interação com o outro? Se nem a Chantal soube decifrar, imagina eu

polina

8.0★ · 02/02/25

the way Chantal Akerman creates documentaries is something I really love. I've seen ‘News from Home’, ‘From the East’, and ‘No Home Movie’ before, and they're all unique in their own way. ‘One day Pina Asked...’ stands out from the rest as it is, to my knowledge, her only documentary work that does not focus on her worldview and is not presented from the perspective of a director. I discovered after watching this film that it was commissioned by European television for a series on modern dance. for a commercial project, it is both authentic and perfectly reflects Akerman's style. > my dancing knowledge is limited, and I must admit that I didn't know who Pina Bausch was before watching. I judge biographical films according to my desire to learn more about the person they portray, particularly when they are about someone I am not familiar with. and It could be very interesting to learn more about Pina's dance style and creative path. the energy of her dancing and conveying what's happening behind the scenes of her performances is what Akerman's work focuses on. It's like she's letting you in on a little secret in this whole dance world, and i I definitely like it. also, It's important for me to mention how some of the dance troupe's performances here and the choreographic scenes' filming reminded me a lot of ‘Out 1’

bella

8.0★ · 10/08/25

Marcus Uhre

7.0★ · 07/19/25

mintbanana

8.0★ · 04/06/25

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