Rotten
Perhaps most surprising, even the festival footage is ho-hum. We feel a distance, instead of being flies on the wall. (Or should we say, on the desert floor?)
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Overview
Spark was an underground publication that emerged in Gansu province in 1960, and was centered on the ongoing famine and the Great Leap Forward. Ultimately, 43 people, including the Rightist teachers and students who were connected with the publication, the peasants and the rural cadres who sympathized with them, were arrested and given long prison terms. Among them, three key figures were executed during the Cultural Revolution.
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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As a spectacle and as an idea, Burning Man is strange and beautiful.
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
Rotten
Has some lively moments but falls short of expectations.
Steve Morse, Boston Globe
Rotten
More time spent on the ground, and with the attendees, would have been ideal, especially since this may be as close as many viewers get to joining in.
Geoff Berkshire, Variety
Fresh
Since we can't all attend Burning Man, we can be thankful for "Spark," which is probably the next best thing.
Andy Webster, New York Times
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