San Francisco at the end of September is the end of summer. Although the sun is still warm during the day, the tree-lined Presidio Park, which is surrounded by mountains and sea, is already breezy. This "Film in the Fog" event, as the name suggests, is to wait for the heavy fog on the bay in the evening to start showing the film - Gene Kelly's famous work, the 1951 musical "An American in Paris".
Before six o'clock, we rolled up blankets and carried picnic baskets with the crowd to sit on the lawn behind the San Francisco Film Center in the park. A huge white screen hangs from the red wall of the film center building, and a group of make-up clown actors jokes with the children on the small stage. I couldn't wait to take out all the food in the bamboo basket and arrange it - soda, salad, roasted sweet potatoes, various fruits, and the new Shandong buns made by my friend's mother. Dawei laughed, I couldn't hold back, and like a child, I took out all the delicious food and presented it as a treasure; I pointed to the family in front of him and showed him: Bright and bright two big rice cookers, I still don't know what delicious food is there.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the blue-black fog band finally appeared on the top of the head, and it quickly covered it like a goddess descending from the golden gate bridge. The sea breeze was a little anxious, I huddled into a ball with my thin clothes, and the movie finally started.
The main film was preceded by a bonus film—the San Francisco cityscape from the various films, and the Bugs Bunny cartoon for the little ones, and the audience giggled. Gene Kelly finally appeared on the screen, and the applause surged like waves. I don't know which one behind me praised: Tsk tsk, so handsome, so handsome!
Although it is a musical, the plot of the movie is a bit complicated - Gene Kelly plays Jerry, an American painter who retired from the war and lived in Paris, and makes a living by selling paintings on the street every day. One day, Jerry met a beautiful and rich woman, and they insisted on sponsoring him to open an art exhibition. At the same time, they also hoped that Jerry would be grateful to Dade for his long-term relationship with him; Jerry's friend, singer Henry, has a young girlfriend, Liz, because of Henry's meticulous care and care, Although Liz didn't love Henry, she was always willing to give her up. Originally, everyone was at peace with each other, but Paris is Paris after all, and romance is just the wind and the air. Of course, Jerry has to fall in love with Liz. Two of the most flamboyant, one was Jerry's friend Adam (Oscar Levant) fantasizing himself to perform an extremely passionate piano and string performance in the grand concert hall, and the other was 17 minutes long and cost more than half a million dollars The large-scale fantasy stage ballet is simply stunned and breathtaking. My favorite is the duet of Jerry and Henry, one lead singer and one lead dancer. The two of them didn't know that they were in love with the same girl, and they encouraged each other in high spirits to boldly declare their love and pursue happiness.
The advantage of open-air movies is that you can joke and comment casually. Every time there is a kiss scene in a movie, everyone will deliberately make a fuss and whistle and sigh "uh--"; after a wonderful duet, tap dance or group dance segment, there will be continuous applause, as if watching a live stage Acting the same. The children ran up and down the gravel road in the middle of the lawn, reaching for the huge beam of light cast by the projector, and then running away laughing like a prank.
The fog is getting heavier and the temperature is getting lower and lower. I only wear the skirt during the day, and the thick knitted cotton socks can not resist the cold dew in San Francisco at night. Dawei ran to buy hot chocolate, and the two of them curled up together to wrap the narrow blanket and shivered while drinking and having fun. The air was filled with the warm smell of sweet and creamy popcorn, the night wind blew his hair in a mess, and his four hands were clasped together coldly, and he was deliberately complaining that the other party didn't bring a blanket, and the next exciting episode began again. Now, Jerry is shouting "I love you" to Liz on the screen...
The ending of the movie was all expected, but I didn't expect it to be so rogue, and everyone was happy to pull it hard without giving any excuses. But for such an excellent musical, it doesn't matter if the plot is not. An American in Paris is full of romance, as long as romance is enough; two Chinese in San Francisco, already have summer nights, seamounts, grass, popcorn, children's laughter, and those songs and dances Love words, what more can I ask for!
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