Oct 12th
Kiss Me Kate**
US 1953. MGM. 111m. (originally 3-D)
Backstage and onstage tantrums during a musical production of The Taming of the Shrew.
The Cole Porter stage musical is adapted for the screen as a rather unevenly plotted affair, with bits of everything (including occasional parallels with Shakespeare's play) but not too much of anything, but enjoyably made for the 3-D process and savouring its moments for some vibrant moments of choreography and one or two good songs.
Written by: Dorothy Kingsley, from the play by Samuel Spewack, Bella Spewack.
Producer: Jack Cummings.
Director: George Sidney.
Starring: Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, Ron Randell, Kurt Kasznar.
Photography: Charles Rosher.
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter.
Musical Direction: Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin.
Choreography: Hermes Pan.
Kiss Me Kate**
US 1953. MGM. 111m. (originally 3-D)
Backstage and onstage tantrums during a musical production of The Taming of the Shrew.
The Cole Porter stage musical is adapted for the screen as a rather unevenly plotted affair, with bits of everything (including occasional parallels with Shakespeare's play) but not too much of anything, but enjoyably made for the 3-D process and savouring its moments for some vibrant moments of choreography and one or two good songs.
Written by: Dorothy Kingsley, from the play by Samuel Spewack, Bella Spewack.
Producer: Jack Cummings.
Director: George Sidney.
Starring: Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, Ron Randell, Kurt Kasznar.
Photography: Charles Rosher.
Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter.
Musical Direction: Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin.
Choreography: Hermes Pan.
posted by Joe at 7:42 AM
2 Comments:
Did you see a 3D version - with the silly little green and red glasses!?
Alas no, just a standard video version. There was a cinema re-release in 3-D a couple of years ago, which I missed.
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