Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

  • Director: Vincente Minnelli
  • Writer: Irving Brecher,Fred F. Finklehoffe,Sally Benson
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: January 1945
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Heimweh nach St. Louis
  • Meet Me in St. Louis is a family and ethics film directed by Vincent Minelli and starring Judy Garen and Margaret O'Brien .
    The film mainly tells the story of each member of the Smith family in the small town of the Island of Saint-Louis in the early 1900s .
    The film was released in 1944.

    Details

    • Release date January 1945
    • Filming locations La Grande Station, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,700,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $403,521

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $225,684

    Gross worldwide

    $486,631

    Movie reviews

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    • By Hilma 2022-10-14 18:32:05

      Meet Me in St. Louis

      A timeless piece of work that should be embraced by everyone of all ages. There is really nothing not to like about Meet Me in St. Louis, and a musical like this is something that we rarely see in the film industry today. The storyline and characters are all so sincere and simple, but it is due to this simplicity that we can so easily connect with the film. Meet Me in St. Louis remains and probably will forever be regarded as the most classical Musical in America history, as it helped define an...

    • By Kirstin 2022-10-14 09:38:24

      Vincent Minnelli: A Love Letter to St. Louis

      In the movie "Silver Flower", we see several happy girls, their love, their melancholy, their sadness, and their love for St. Louis. The movie is a story full of excitement and life tension. , the family is reluctant to leave their hometown, and Vincent Minnay uses ingenious stories to connect a large family together. Including friendship, family, love, these small and warm details are the whole of this movie. The songs and dances in the film are the key part. Through these lively dances, we...

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    • By Juston 2023-09-23 11:58:21

      In the context of the imminent victory of the war, the film reveals a strong love for the country's strength and a certainty that the country's future is about to become brilliant, which is about declaring to the world: Americans -- no need to hesitate to choose -- will naturally become the world's A happy future for first-class citizens. This kind of metaphor is not expressed through intense narratives in big events, but just intercepts a miniature community environment and reflects people's...

    • By Haskell 2023-09-21 12:31:15

      Aristocratic social interaction and American spirit, the two major emotional changes in the family are related to the development of the city. Clothes are blinding. Meet Me in St. Louis this song is so...

    • By Ahmad 2023-07-24 05:34:54

      This family is so loving. The four beautiful girls are so cute, elegant, playful and full of vitality. I really want to have a doll-like sister or an elegant and witty sister like...

    • By Annetta 2023-07-08 23:38:54

      A hymn to St. Louis (or hometown), the colors are too bright and bright, but the later dance scene is very suitable for this colorful tone ([The Leopard] is looking back after more than ten years); "I don't hate you. I hate basketball."; Minnelli's films are really...

    • By Astrid 2023-07-08 23:06:02

      A classic nostalgic musical that reflects the American family view. The light and sound layout is...

    Evaluation action

    It is really surprising that the films translated by the translation department of Shangshi can appear in the ranks of translation classics. Judging from the dubbing list, almost all the dubbing actors of the dubbing department participated in the dubbing of the play. Among them are not only the wonderful performances of the familiar old actors Zhang Huan and Ni Kang, but also the performances of the young actors are also excellent. In...
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    Movie quotes

    • Grandpa: You'll all be safe with me; I've got twelve guns in my room!

    • [last lines]

      Esther Smith: I can't believe it. Right here where we live - right here in St. Louis.

    • Katie (Maid): Mrs. Smith, who are these boys?

      Agnes Smith: It's me, Katie, it's Agnes!

      Katie (Maid): Saints preserve us, it is! You had me fooled!

      'Tootie' Smith: Mama, we fooled her!

      Mrs. Anna Smith: Well, if you can fool our Katie, you can fool anyone.

      Katie (Maid): Agnes, I thought you were a drunken ghost.

      Agnes Smith: But I am. Tootie's a horrible ghost, and I'm a terrible drunken ghost.

      'Tootie' Smith: She was murdered in a den of thieves, and I died of a broken heart. I've never even been buried because everyone's scared to come near me.