UK, 2022, 87 mins.
DIRECTOR: Asif Kapadia
WITH: Jeffrey Cirio, Erina Takahashi, Stina Quagebeur
CREATURE is an exceptional, genre defying collaboration between choreographer Akram Khan and director Asif Kapadia. Based on the acclaimed English National Ballet production, the story is set on former Arctic research station, where Creature (Jeffrey Cirio) ends up being enlisted in this military programme, and begins to plot his escape with cleaner Marie (Erina Takahashi). Through intimate dances, to striking collective routines, the choreography is simply stunning and very immersive, with the atmopshere of the film being elevated by sharp framing and bold performances. The fusion of film and contemporary dance is simply mesmirsing, and is a notable title in Kapadia's diverse body of work.
"Creature announces a new frontier for cinema" - Lillian Crawford, Little White Lies.
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