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The 10 best song and dance movies in history
1, "The Jazz Singer" (United States, 1927)
This film marks the arrival of the era of sound films, in the form of song and dance film breakthroughs in the sound of the barriers, although the sound of the film is nothing more than a gee-whiz, but its pioneering work in the development of sound films can not be ignored.
2. A Million Francs (France, 1930)
The early masterpieces of French filmmaker René Clair are the most important of his work. The early masterpiece of French filmmaker René Clair is also one of the earliest sound films in France. The movie has enriched the means of expression of the sound film with its perfect cabaret style and sparse structure, rhythmic narrative and novel sound treatment.
3, "song and dance king Siegfried" (U.S., 1936)
This film records the history of Broadway's "king of light song and dance" Florence Siegfried. Ziegfeld's entrepreneurial history, and showed his design and choreography of seven large-scale song and dance programs and 23 songs, the scene is huge, luxurious sets, hundreds of male and female actors and actresses gathered in the hall, can be regarded as the 30's world cinema, the most influential, the most magnificent song and dance film.
4, "Swing Era" (also translated as "Wind and Moon", the United States, 1936)
This is the Hollywood song and dance film "golden partner" Fred Astaire and Qin Shu.
5, The Wizard of Oz (United States, 1939)
This film is the world's film history of children's song and dance film of the immortal classics, since its inception, people religiously, year after year to watch it, it brought countless viewers into a rainbow-like splendor of the wonderland. The heroine of the movie, Judy Garren, is like a magical spirit. Like a magical elf, Jodie Galen has been able to bring her mesmerizing dance and sweet voice to the world.
6, "Song of Victory" (United States, 1942)
The Hollywood "robber star" James Jacquenet, who became famous for his role in "Angel of the Stained Side", changed his path. Jaquenet changed the path, in the film successfully played the famous American entertainment artist George M. Cohan, he was passionate, singing and dancing, so that the fans were very open to the world. The film was named "the greatest publicity song and dance film".
7, "Walk With Me" (U.S., 1944)
At the time of the victory of World War II, Hollywood's "saint of comedy," Leo McCarey, with his sharp and deep understanding of the world of work and the world's most famous actor, was the only one who was able to make the movie. With his sharp and far-reaching insights and warmth, McCarey shot this fun religious song-and-dance movie against the backdrop of a boring church, full of freewheeling human feelings in such a simple background, and always looking a little lightweight comedian Ping Klausen. Crosby shows off his talent for song and dance while exuding an air of transcendent bravado.
8, "Red Rings" (Britain, 1948)
This movie is directed by the famous British director Michael Powell, and received the British Ballet Award. Powell directed by the famous British director Michael Powell, the British ballet world, the music world full support and shot into the ballet film in the most brilliant works. The famous 13-minute-long "Red Shoes" ballet scene is like a flowing "Sistine Fresco", glorious and beautiful.
9, "An American in Paris" (also translated as "Flower City Dance", United States, 1951)
The film will be modern dance, ballet, song, music, painting melted into a furnace, elegant, colorful and harmonious, beautiful picture, music, rhythm, Hollywood song and dance film is a model of the pure fire. The film's every scene, every hall set, every props are carefully carved, especially the artisan with reference to the different painting styles of the famous French school of painting, the whole film's modeling style for the overall design, the impressionist and realistic style into one, opulent, moving to the extreme.
10. Singin' in the Rain (also translated as Ten Thousand Flowers Playing in the Spring, USA, 1952)
This film picks up a key period in the history of cinema - the turning period from silent movies to sound movies - to lay out the plot, listing the The film takes a key period in film history - the transition from silent to talkies - and lays out a plot that lists the main types of traditional song and dance and sublimates them to their fullest potential, with both a pleasingly glamorous package and a quintessential depth of meaning, with star Kim Kelly's solo dance, "The Dance of the Dancers". Kelly's solo dance, "Singin' in the Rain," has become one of the classic scenes in Hollywood cabaret movies.