A very interesting profile/documentary that used a lot of cinematic movements, creative angels, and has a beautiful cinematic look. There are posed shots, but the mix of fine art and documentary worked out pretty well in this piece. The fine-art style shots make this story visually stronger; the story itself helped to give this profile piece a deeper meaning — holding his passion for dancing and performing while fighting with the passing time.

00-00:57   A poetic opening of detail shots of Lindsay, standing by the shore, talking about his father’s death and his influence on Lindsay. When he said his father was a sailor, who was drowned in the sea, Lindsay starts waving his arms, and that tells us he’s a dancer. “I am he,” Lindsay said, with a profile shot of him looking fearless, because he feels his father’s embrace. This shot leaves a question of what is Lindsay’s fear? The answer revealed later on in the movie — his age is eating up his energy, he’s afraid that he can no longer perform on his beloved stage.

Around 1:30, different than an ordinary talking head interview, the film crew shoots the main interview shot through the mirror reflection. Lindsay talks to the mirror as if he’s self-talking before putting make-ups on. This interview scene helps to maintain the poetic storytelling style in this film, that all we see is an extremely close-up story about Lindsay Kemp, with honest, thoughtful moments in an older man’s life still doing what he loves.