The Great Ziegfeld (1936) This
film won the 9th Academy Awards for Best Picture.
The film tells about most of the life of Qigefei, the king of singing and dancing. In 1893, the actor brought Hercules to compete with rivals for business. The actor's business is not as good as his rivals, and he is very depressed. Occasionally, the actor finds that Hercules can be used for other performances, so the actor's business is booming again. Later, the actor reported that he was arrested because of a false performance. But the opponent met the male protagonist on the ship going to Europe. At this time, the actor was bankrupt and penniless, so his opponent had to lend him money. But in France, the actor secretly wins over his opponent's favorite singer. The actor soon married the French singer, and the French singer also performed a very successful performance. After that, the actor decided to stage a luxurious mega-series and start a new star, which disappointed the French singer. The luxury giant system requires a lot of money, and the hero has to borrow money from his opponent. The luxury giant system was very successful, and the leading actor signed several well-known singers. At the same time, the male protagonists found a new star, but this new star came from a humble background. The actor created a sad performance for the new star. The performance was a failure, and the actor went bankrupt again. At this time, the female protagonist of the luxurious giant kissed the male protagonist forcibly in the room. The French singer saw that the two divorced. The actor who has no money found his opponent again and stole his popular singer again. The actor became a husband and wife with the singer. After the two got married, their performances had successes and failures, but people gradually became dissatisfied with him. The actor still heard many people's sarcasm at the barbershop. The actor is very disappointed, and his wife decides to support him in a new show. Soon, four new performances were staged at the same time. The actor found everyone in the barber shop and gave them tickets for a full set of performances. But at this time, the actor has borrowed money to buy a lot of stocks, and the financial crisis has ruined his family, and even his opponents have become out of money. Finally, the actor died on the sofa.
This is a song and dance biopic from the golden age of Hollywood, so you can imagine how luxurious and spectacular this film is. However, the nature of musicals makes the movie unsatisfactory and unsuccessful. The most important thing is that, as a biopic, the protagonist described in the film—Ziegfeld—has not a distinct personality. Through the narration of the movie, you can see that Ziegfeld has two personalities. One is that he dares to spend money and is always bankrupt, and the other is that he likes beautiful women. Therefore, Ziegfeld is both a singing and dancing king and a bankrupt king. It's going to be a "bankruptcy" in a few years! The biopic was taken to such an extent: it is a failure to have a character without a character, a background without a background, and no growth trajectory of the characters! All this is because the film is a musical, huge, spectacular and luxurious singing and dancing are overwhelming!
That being the case, the highlights of the film are all focused on the singing and dancing performances. It is said that it is a song and dance performance, but the focus is actually on "dance" and the luxurious setting, because the songs in this film are not good to listen to. The singing and dancing performances in the film lasted almost an hour. Various soloists, solo dancers, group dances, and dazzling stage settings, institutions, etc., all showed the luxury of Ziegfeld's singing and dancing and the prosperity of Hollywood song and dance films in the 1930s. For these breathtaking scenes, it is pale to describe them in words. Only when you see and hear them will you have personal feelings. All in all, this film is the one with the largest number of people, the most luxurious stage scenes, and the most brilliant performances among the musicals I have ever watched.
The filming aspect is relatively ordinary. However, the film cleverly uses newspaper news to link the plot and saves a lot of unnecessary plots. This is still commendable.
The actors in this film are dazzling. William Powell, the leading actor, gave me a mediocre impression, both in performance and appearance. The French singer played by Luise Rainer is very impressive. He speaks softly and acts petitely. He is very cute. However, her "嗲" temperament is just right, that is, it makes people like it, but it is not annoying. It is really rare. I don’t know if this Oscar winner for best actress is the same in life? Myrna Loy plays the second wife. At first glance, she is very familiar. After checking the information, she knows that she appeared in the "Golden Age", but at that time she was black hair. In this film, she shows her beautiful side, and she is still blonde. The other main supporting actor, Virginia Bruce, has a beautiful face, but her temperament is very cold, no wonder she hasn't turned red. Except for the three beauties who are in dialogue, there are too many beauties in the cabaret show! The black hair and blonde hair make me dazzled. The most surprising thing is that these beauties are very similar in appearance, they are all standard "beauties", there are too many Hollywood beauties! !
in conclusion. This is a very mediocre movie in all aspects except for the singing and dancing performances, especially the main character creation, which is too superficial. Therefore, this film is a perfect song and dance film, but only a third-rate biopic.
Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer
Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce
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2012-06-19
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