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Singin' in the Rain (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Series: BFI Film Classics
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Sixty years after its release, Singin' in the Rain (1951) remains
one of the best loved films ever made. Yet despite dazzling success
with the public, it never received its fair share of critical
analysis. Gene Kelly's genius as a performer is undeniable.
Acknowledged less often is his innovatory contribution as director.
Peter Wollen's illuminating study of Singin' in the Rain does
justice to this complex film. In a brilliant shot-by-shot analysis
of the famous title number, he shows how skilfully Kelly weaves the
dance and musical elements into the narrative, successfully
combining two distinctive traditions within American Dance: tap and
ballet. At the time of the film's production, its scriptwriters
Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and indeed Kelly himself, were all
under threat from McCarthyism. Wollen describes how the fallout
from blacklisting curtailed the careers of many of those who worked
on the film and argues convincingly that the film represents the
high point in their careers. In his foreword to this special
edition, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BFI
Film Classics series, Geoff Andrew looks at the film's legacy and
celebrates the passion, lucidity and originality of Wollen's
analysis. Summing up its enduring appeal, Andrew writes: 'Singin'
in the Rain isn't just a musical, it's a movie about the movies.'
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