Review of Brigadoon

Brigadoon (1954)
7/10
Spectacular and luxurious musical with three big stars : Gene Kelly , Van Johnson and Cyd Charysse dancing exquisitely
19 February 2021
The tale of a magical , fantastic location , it is set 18th century Scottish village which awakens once every 100 years and the two modern-day vacationers : Van Johnson , Gene Kelly stumble upon it . In the village , Gene Kelly meets and falls in love for Cyd Charysse and they naturally dance up a storm .

This enchanting musical stars Van Johnson and Gene Kelly as two Americans who discover Brigadoon , a Scottish village with a lifespan of only one for every hundred years . However, it was a fatal mistake to penny-pinch on this one and filming it completely in in the MGM studios with no outdoors . In all , the movie offers appointingly several pleasures , though sluggish , at times. Main highlight is the Lerner and Loewe musical score including songs as Almost like being in love , Wedding dance , From this day on , Waiting for my dearie, Heather on the Hill, Once in the Highlands , and Brigadoon . Audiences for big screen musicals were waning when the famous production company Metro Goldwyn Mayer put this Lerner and Loewe's stage hit before the cameras and getting success enough . Stars three splendid actors : Van Johnson , Cyd Charysse and Gene Kelly in yet another of his more whimsical characters .

It displays a colorful and glamorous cinematography in brilliant Technicolor by Joseph Ruttenberg . Although cameraman experienced difficulty with filling the rectangular frame in his first encounter with Cinemascope . Wonderful scenarios, worth artificial-looking production design that only emphasised its stagebound origins . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Vincente Minnelli . This filmmaker was considered to be one of the best of the Hollywood golden years , making some masterpieces , being a musical expert , though also made other genres with penchant for drama , as Minnelli shot important pics such as "Madame Bovary , Lust For Life , The Pirate , An American in París, Meet me in St Louis, Ziegfeld Follies , The Clock" , among others . Rating : 7.5/10. Better than average .
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