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RKO Radio Pictures years ago for his musicals with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the mid to late 1930's and later with other well-known talents as Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Robert Mitchum, and many other well-known.
But it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, RKO Pictures help to put on paper with their films together the ten 1933-1939, 1949. Although the two were in the 1933 film "Flying Down to Rio" of the moment, two-fifths received the award, butIt was in this film, the two top-billing in "The Gay Divorcee would." From this film, Astaire, a rare opportunity for full autonomy on how the dance would be to see him for his innovative film that leads to the fixed camera and film a dance routine in a single blow which granted, singing and choreography were integrated into the plot. different from Busby Berkeley, what to do much.
"The GayDivorce was "hat Mark Sandrich (" Top "," Shall We Dance, "" Everything's Ducky "directed), based on a UN-produced play by J. Hartley Manners, and a screenplay by George Marion Jr. ., Dorothy Yost and Edward Kaufman is based. The film would be nominated for and won an Academy Award for best film, best music, score, best sound and best set design. The film would be the "Best Music, Original Song for" The Continental ".
Video & Audio:
"The Gay divorcee" isHighlights in standard 4 × 3 (01:33:01 ratio) and featured in black and white. Warner Bros. did an excellent job with this classic film digitally remastered. The film looks very good for a film of 75 years and occasionally the presence of dust, which can be seen and it is a thin layer of grain. But blacks are beautiful and deep gray and white are very good. There are some negative flicker due to the original source, but for the most part, not too much trouble. GlobalThe picture quality is good enough for this movie and can say how this film fares in 1934 compared to shorts on this DVD. "The Gay divorcee" looks very good!
Regarding the audio, the audio is presented in Dolby Digital Mono. So, as a center Dolby Digital 1.0-channel is driven film. The dialogue is clear, but personally, if we have a modern receiver and a Good Audio setup pretty, some may prefer the movie with audio for all audio channels to be seen.
Special Features:
"The Gay divorcee" is special with the following features:
* Kids Show - (19.58) A colorful short films from 1935 when the Palace Theatre have attempted to Mr. Jenkins on the water expected during the depression and face closure. But the son of 12 years, bringing the audience with her show.
* Star Night at the Coconut Grove - (19.33) a short holiday colorsince 1934 with artists such as Bing Crosby, MGM, novices and special guest Mary Pickford and Eduardo Durant and many others.
* Classic Comic "Shake Your Powder Puff" - (5:59) A black and white cartoon from 1934 directed by Friz Freleng. With animals, the composer tries to lead Varieties
* Audio-only bonus: "Hollywood on the Air Radio Promo - (13:46) An Audio-Radio Promo for" Gay divorcee.
Theatrical Trailer * - (1:18) TheOriginal Theatrical Trailer abundance in its original size with all the scratches and dust.
JUDGEMENT CALL:
I'm ready, all Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies and I watch the film has decided to start his first major film together, "the divorcee Gay" from 1934 and what made for a fantastic film this turned out. First, the choreography of the dances are considerable. From the first dance first issue of Fred Astaire, you know you are in a visualface and this film does not disappoint.
The comedy and the plot are consistent and now you can not help but be surprised by the amazing chemistry between the two Astaire and Rogers. Although the two do not want this team to create music, "I can see why the public wanted to see These two together. Both then, is fantastic as Astaire and his dance moves, Rogers complimented him. Moreover, there is such class and grace between the two artists to choose the screen and displaysmakes you appreciate their dance. It 'really fun to watch.
Certainly for many people, "the divorcee Gay" is famous for its dance numbers.
With Astaire solo "needle in the haystack" in which dances and sings on "Let's KK-Nock Nees" with Betty Grable (World War II pinup girl) and Edward Everett Horton was agreeable. While Horton is not a great dancer, was Grable also saw this short very refreshing. But thisChoreography is the first issue with a number of people on the waterfront and makes it fun to watch.
But it is when the two together, that's when you see the magic of these two individuals. Their performance of Cole Porter "Night and Day" was beautiful and perfectly choreographed and you can not help but admire their dance performance. Stylish and sexy, a wonderful scene.
But of course the scene that are just to see the audience in awe, literallyfascinated by the performance of 20 minutes of "The Continental" is. Wonderful photography and choreography for this scene alone. Absolutely fantastic!
It returns the real action. Astaire dancing definitely adds charm of the film, but he does a good job playing the dapper Guy Holden and a man in love. Ginger Rogers Astaire dancing compliments, but it is their game really shines, and only the view of the face of Mimi, after the first dance with Guy is very romantic.And, of course, the role of talent such as Alice Brady as lively but naive Aunt Hortense, Edward Everett Horton oblivious and fun to play lawyer Erik Rhodes in Italian Roldolfo Tonetti. A cast of fascinating and unforgettable film. Overall, "the divorcee Gay" is a fantastic film and a film to see anyway.
It 'important to note that all ten Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers can be found in the film "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers UltimateCollector's Edition "which comes highly recommended! Otherwise, you can use the" Gay Divorcee "DVD (and other popular films Astaire and Rogers) pretty cheap these days.
"The Gay divorcee" is highly recommended!
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