“Pina” is now playing at Cinema 21 in Portland, and as a special event for PIFF, Wim Wenders will make an appearance at the final screening of the film!

Here’s a little more info on it! Cinema 21 is bringing Mr. Wenders to Portland! There will be a special screening of his latest film “Pina” on Thursday Feb 16th. He will introduce the 7PM and 9:40PM screenings in person on that day.

Synopsis for “Pina”:
Pina Bausch was one of Europe’s most celebrated choreographers, fusing the discipline of ballet with the freedom of modern dance and approaching her material in a bold, innovative and emotionally compelling manner. Bausch made the acquaintance of German filmmaker Wim Wenders, and he began making a documentary about her life and work. The focus of Wenders’ film shifted dramatically in 2009, when Bausch was diagnosed with cancer and died only a few days later. Wenders considered abandoning the project, but after meeting with the members of her dance company, Tanztheater Wuppertal, Wenders chose instead to create a cinematic interpretation of Bausch’s art, preserving several of her pieces and the work of her dancers for the ages. Pina is the result, a performance film that takes several of Bausch’s dance pieces into the open and celebrates the beauty and physicality of dance; the film was shot in 3D to give a greater sense of the power and interplay of bodies in motion. Pina received its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

I’ve heard fabulous things about the film. Supposedly it utilizes 3D wonderfully and is one of the few films to effectively harness the new technology in a new and creative way that meshes seamlessly with the subject matter and visuals. “Pina” runs up in Portland at Cinema 21 every day until the finale with Mr. Wenders himself on the 16th.

Showtimes: daily 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 plus Sat-Sun 2:00 EXCEPT Thur., Feb. 16 @ 4:30, 7:00, 9:40 

Cinema 21
616 NW 21st Ave
Portland, Oregon 97209