Joan Bayley

Joan Bayley

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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...

    • 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),...

    • Briana 2022-03-21 09:03:14

      It's a sweet love triangle between a down-and-out artist, a Parisian dame and a little shop's ugly duckling, but the director's way of telling it is charming. When Minnelli became famous, would the director recall his early days as a commercial illustrator? Called by Pauline Kyle as a Hollywood dude, he also has his own author style

    • Zoie 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      The base friend is the best, the climax at the end is very boring, the heroine is too ugly to look directly at, it is better to be supported, the second girl is beautiful, temperamental and willing to contribute money to art! @Film Archive

    An American in Paris quotes

    • Adam Cook: I'm a concert pianist. That's a pretentious way of saying I'm... unemployed at the moment.

    • Jerry Mulligan: That's... quite a dress you almost have on.

      Milo Roberts: Thanks.

      Jerry Mulligan: What holds it up?

      Milo Roberts: Modesty.