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General 2022-02-07 14:45:34
musicals as love rituals
Musical films, usually, bring the performer and the audience into an intimate relationship, and these are then reinforced by the performer's "off-stage" conflicts, such as pursuit, love, and marriage. However, the male protagonist "the other woman" is a more important role for the narrative than...
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Stephon 2022-02-07 14:45:34
The Narrative Function of Song and Dance Elements in "An American in Paris"
1 Introduction
"An American in Paris" is a musical film produced by MGM in 1951, directed by the musical director Vincent Minnelli and starring "The King of Hollywood musicals" Gene Kelly. The film won the 24th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Color),...
Georges Guétary
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Layne 2022-03-19 09:01:09
Bright colors, exaggerated performances, a legend of an era
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Oliver 2022-03-27 09:01:20
What's the point of the stupid plot? ! The heroine is completely Sister Yifeng, the key is that the people in the movie have to look like "she is so beautiful and charming"! Who are you kidding! ! Jim Kelly dances well, but his working-class temperament really does not conform to the painter's setting = = The last dance is inexplicable, the tights are all kinds of shocking, and the ending is even more nonsense.
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Jerry Mulligan: I came to Paris to study and to paint, because Utrillo did, and Lautrec did, and Roualt did. I loved what they created and I thought something would happen to me too. Well, it happened all right. Now, what have I got left? Paris. Maybe that's enough for some, but it isn't for me anymore, because the more beautiful everything is, the more it will hurt without you.
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Milo Roberts: Why do you make such an issue of money?
Jerry Mulligan: Because I ain't got any. And when you ain't got any, it takes on a curious significance.
