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Directed by Claire Denis
Mathilde Monnier
Emphasizing raw physicality, craft, and in-the-moment fervor over exposition, Towards Mathilde, from filmmaker Claire Denis (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rum, Let the Sunshine In), is a documentary portrait par excellence. At its center is Mathilde Monnier, whose title as head of the Montpellier National Centre for Choreography sends her and an elite group of dancers through numerous, demanding performance pieces, each captured on sumptuous 8 and 16mm images by cinematographers Agn̈s Godard and Hľ̈ne Louvart. Monnier's significant talents are a clear point of fascination and admiration for the film crew, yet her mysterious aura - that of an artist totally in command of themselves and, by extension, the viewers - remains throughout. Released in the U.S. for the first time, Towards Mathilde is a singular work among Denis' era-defining oeuvre
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