Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Everyone feels a connection with Gene Kelly. He's a guy's guy to men. To women, he's a knight whose shining armor is a T-shirt and khakis. And he solidifies that link with a vigorous, athletic way of dance he calls American Style. Gene Kelly makes us all feel like we should be dancing and singing in the rain.
The life and career of this innovator whose work includes Singin' In The Rain, On The Town and An American In Paris are recalled in this study of the driven genius -- often narcissistic, always a perfectionist -- who reenergized the movie musical and redefined dance on screen. Packed with marvelous clips and interviews with family and Hollywood colleagues, Gene Kelly: Anatomy Of A Dancer is the definitive look at a magical talent whose story has never been fully told until now.
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I am not a dance fan - Zaal
But I'm a Gene Kelly fan.
As I'm anything but graceful, watching this man dance is a marvel. I'm not sure how he manages to do some of the moves he get captured making on some of the clips they show in this film.
One word of advice is be prepared to hear about his entire life. It's not always pretty and as they show him nearing the end of his life it can make a person upset, as it made my wife.
Still if you love Gene Kelly and his movies, you'll love this Doc.A classic not to be missed! - geraldine
I was entranced by this movie, which didn't surprise me much since I am involved in choreography etc.. what did surprise me was my hockey loving hubby and 2 sons who also found parts of it intriguing enough to hang around and watch. The dance with the creaky floor and newspaper is worth seeing time and again...very inspiring that a "tough-guy" athlete can be an amazing dancer. I will watch this many times before it gets returned!
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I am not a dance fan - Zaal
But I'm a Gene Kelly fan.
As I'm anything but graceful, watching this man dance is a marvel. I'm not sure how he manages to do some of the moves he get captured making on some of the clips they show in this film.
One word of advice is be prepared ...A classic not to be missed! - geraldine
I was entranced by this movie, which didn't surprise me much since I am involved in choreography etc.. what did surprise me was my hockey loving hubby and 2 sons who also found parts of it intriguing enough to hang around and watch. The dance with the creaky ...