The film tells the life story of Florence Ziegfei, the founder of the largest song and dance troupe on Broadway, the Ziegfei Dance Company. Reproduced the glory of Broadway singing and dancing in that era. Broadway 80 years ago has reached a very high level in terms of stage production, lighting, costumes and music performances. Not inferior to modern song and dance evenings. The stage of activity, translation, rotation, lifting, on land, water and even in the air can move freely. The costumes are beautiful, feathers, lace, silk and shiny accessories are matched with the constantly changing combination of stage lighting. It's amazing. Especially worth mentioning are the actors. Whether solo, chorus, ballet, tap dance, uniform group dance, it shows that they have received strict training and have a high artistic quality. Compared with the second award-winning film "Broadway Melody", these two films have restored the highest performance level of musicals at that time. With the advancement of stage technology and artistic expression techniques, "The King of Song and Dance" is obviously more attractive.
In the film, Ziegfeld is committed to creating a better show. For this reason, he spared no effort to dig a wall from his friends several times, using the media and the public's curiosity to attract the audience's attention through the fake news in the milk bath. Generous gifts of jewellery and fur to attract talents. To his death, he never forgets "i need more steps, more steps. I got to get higher, higher ~"
Although this film was rated as one of the ten bad films of Oscar-winning films, many film critics thought it was boring and boring. pale. But the author disagrees. Several singing and dancing performances in the film are dizzying and breathtaking, bringing people a pleasant sensory enjoyment. The protagonist Ziegfeld is a gentleman, and after several bankruptcies, he is still personable and not showing signs of decline. Male partner Jack guards against Ziegfeld's many times to relieve his urgent need. The friendship between the two is touching. Therefore, it is not an excellent film, but it is also a good word.
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