Acclaimed documentary  filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us deep into the heart of the Paris  dance world with his new film: ‘La Danse:  The Paris Opera Ballet. ’ Like a Degas painting come to life, Wiseman  uses his signature technique – an unobtrusive camera that penetrates into heretofore closed worlds — to reveal the details that create Life and Art — as they are lived.
      Among the great pleasures of the film are watching such French stars –  — dancers like Aurelie Dupont and Laetitia Pujol rehearse new works; costume designers with painstaking attention to detail hand sewing on buttons and glitter; the glorious opulence of the Palais Garner where the company is based. And of course — there’s Paris itself.
     Wiseman — whose other films include ‘Titicut Follies’ and ‘State Legislature’  shows the joy of creation — and also the sweat and grit that underly the most soaring works.  
     It’s playing at the Film Forum along with another Beauty: Michael Powell’s classic film “The Red Shoes,” which stars Moira Shearer as the dancer who must choose between Art and Life.  But Don’t Choose!  Just Run — and See these great works of Art before they close.