Singin' in the Rain [1952 film]
by Gene Kelly (Director), Betty Comden (Screenwriter), Stanley Donen (Director), Adolph Green (Screenwriter)
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"Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove and shrewish co-star"--Container.Tags
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A pair of silent movie stars make the transition to talkies.
My wife and I had been dreading watching this movie. Turns out it's one of the best movies from the 1950s that we've seen. They don't take it for granted that singing and dancing is entertaining in itself. It's funny, and the dancing is delightful and impressive, incorporating a lot of Vaudeville-style gags. All that's missing is the Muppets. I guess I should give Hollywood musicals a chance, and stop judging them based on stage musicals and bad Disney movies.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 2.8/4
(Jul. 2012)
My wife and I had been dreading watching this movie. Turns out it's one of the best movies from the 1950s that we've seen. They don't take it for granted that singing and dancing is entertaining in itself. It's funny, and the dancing is delightful and impressive, incorporating a lot of Vaudeville-style gags. All that's missing is the Muppets. I guess I should give Hollywood musicals a chance, and stop judging them based on stage musicals and bad Disney movies.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 2.8/4
(Jul. 2012)
Pure deligt. The songs, the dances, the plot. The costumes has more to do with the fifties than with the twenties. But, why care about that? This movie puts you in a very good mood.
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds
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- Canonical title
- Singin' in the Rain [1952 film]
- Original title
- Singin' in the Rain
- Original publication date
- 1952-03-27
- People/Characters
- Don Lockwood (portrayed by Gene Kelly)
- Related movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952 | IMDb)
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.4372
- Canonical LCC
- PN1997
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- DDC/MDS
- 791.4372 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Films; screenplays Single films
- LCC
- PN1997 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
- BISAC
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- Reviews
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- 8 — Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISBNs
- 27
- UPCs
- 24
- ASINs
- 49
