February 14, 2002
Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News
In 1997, orchestra leader Zubin Mehta, long noted for his fondness for unusual and challenging projects, had an idea to stage a new version of Puccini's opera Turandot. While the opera is set in China... read more 
DVD Release Date: May 28, 2002
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December 21, 2001
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Presumably there's an interesting yarn buried in the project, but Allan Miller's drab, diffuse documentary never quite locates it. Full Review
September 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
To see this passion playing out, to experience how much this production did mean to China, allows The Turandot Project to attain levels of emotion that complement those of Puccini's classic. Full Review
August 30, 2001
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
Miller has gone from relatively small-scale subjects into immensity with a delight called The Turandot Project.
August 10, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday
Less music than you might prefer, but grand and moving. Full Review
August 10, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
A confusing, rather shapeless disappointment that fails to provide the viewer with a sense of the production's scale or storied beauty.
August 10, 2001
A.O. Scott, New York Times
The sheer scale of the production, and the size of the venue, make the film interesting to watch. Full Review
August 9, 2001
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
It is not any one thing that makes The Turandot Project a stirring entertainment, but a glorious mix of things... Full Review
December 8, 2002
Phil Hall, Film Threat
East meets West in this less-than-special documentary. Full Review
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