Frederick Weisman’s new film is a non-narrative documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet company. It follows the development of both classical and modern work through rehearsals to performance. It shows both the hard work of these amazing athlete-artists and their personal role in bringing a vision of the work to life. This is a remarkable study of craft and art as choreographers speak in generalities and dancers produce with precision. The work on “Medea” is utterly breathtaking. It’s amazing to watch the dancers work several parts at the same time. They are remarkable. They’re done at 40; their bodies are simply shot by then. At three hours, some felt it a little long. I loved the seemingly irrelevant shots of the folks (all immigrants, people of color) cleaning the theater. I loved the shots of the company at lunch and with their union rep, a railroad worker!. They are pensioned at 40 because their careers are really over. It’s pretty amazing. Paris also has a role in the film. See this film!